Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

346 reviews

bookworm47's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Hauntingly written this small but powerful novel propels its readers towards the edge of a cliff, feeling everything at once. The sadness engulfs and blocks out any other emotions of confusion or indignation. Those who have lived through similar experiences may find it hard to contend with, as it is one of few fictional novels that is devastatingly successful in transmitting truth. Be wary when picking this up but I can’t say that you’ll regret it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Xenophobia, and War

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Terminal illness

raiju's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Blood, Excrement, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, and Colonisation

bridgette_reads's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Drug abuse

rgrgrg's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Alcohol, Colonisation, and War

bethantg's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Racism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Sexual content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and War

booksndboba's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Death, Racism, Sexual assault, and War

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug use, and Homophobia

laynepetrie's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Sexual content

Moderate: Child abuse

haleyapratt's review against another edition

emotional

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Moderate: Homophobia, Violence, Xenophobia, and War

nicnevin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Poetic and raw, it's honestly beyond words for me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, and Classism

mixyplixl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and War