Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

346 reviews

bookymartha's review against another edition

5.0

Beautiful and heartbreaking, but also informative. I learned so much during this and it was so absorbing at the same time. But I wish I didn't know how veal was made in the US. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

niaaaaa's review against another edition

dark hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Bullying, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Car accident, War, and Classism

thecatconstellation's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad slow-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

4.5

This is absolutely beautifully written and absolutely heart wrenching.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Excrement, Dementia, Grief, and Alcohol

Moderate: Racism, Xenophobia, Medical content, Colonisation, and War

fengxin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and War

imkindahilarious's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-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

4.25

it’s very hard to understand if u read too fast. you need to actually delve into the text to understand Vuong’s deep metaphors.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Minor: Animal death, Death, and Death of parent

edgaranjapoe's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, and Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Outing, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Bullying, Excrement, Vomit, and Abortion

cobwebshelves's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Blood, and Excrement

Moderate: Gore, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and War

kellyung's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Alcoholism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Violence, and Blood

Minor: Cancer

sahar18's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Grief, Abortion, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and War

svanderwiel103's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Violence, Grief, and War