Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

346 reviews

gabriellegraceg's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective relaxing sad medium-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

5.0

Stunningly written and deeply reflective, definitely opened my eyes to numerous topics.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Death, and Abortion

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Homophobia

dylanlouise's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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

5.0

Loved this. So touching especially if you are connected to/the child of immigrants. The queer love was such an honest, amazing, touch and the sections from the author's childhood were immersive and important. The writing was obviously beautiful and I really enjoyed that he never strayed from the letter format. I talked to a friend who brought up that a lot of it wasn't very direct, but I don't think you can be direct when writing to an immigrant mom about trauma and childhood. I see parallels in my own life with an immigrant mom and would recommend this to almost anyone. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Sexual content, Grief, and Death of parent

_kimb's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Excrement, Grief, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Alcohol, and Colonisation

kangaci's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, and Homophobia

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Excrement, Grief, and Car accident

kashby's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use

Moderate: Addiction, Domestic abuse, and Xenophobia

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Sexual content, Vomit, Car accident, Abortion, and Death of parent

darbylane's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Grief, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, and Abortion

book_addict's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Car accident, Abortion, and Suicide attempt

charlottes_library's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

truely a masterpiece. Every sentence is a work of art that i could go back and read again and again and still discover new layers of beauty. Vuong writes like a poet and brilliantly explores the complex generational trauma of being a child of the Vietnam war. He writes of his experience growing up as a immigrant in white rural America and the ostracization faced by him and his single mother and the depths of their shared relationship. He speaks of his mother tongue, his cancer ridden grandmother, his teenage job at a tobacco farm, poverty, addiction, isolation, heritage, belonging, tradition, loss, war, love. This is a coming of age story that cannot be missed. It is heart-wrenching and beautiful and disgusting and strong. If i could read any book again it would be this one. 100% recommended 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, and Grief

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Racism, Terminal illness, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Medical trauma, Car accident, Alcohol, and Colonisation

paperbackpotables's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

If I could rate this book as 10/5 stars, I would. This book was beyond perfect. I savored each page, each word. The beauty of this work is without measure. I cried, multiple times. I smiled, I cringed, I was uncomfortable, I was horrified, I was elated. I felt what the author felt, understood a life I would never live on a level I’d never known existed. You can tell the author is a poet with the beauty of these words, but it was much more than just beautiful writing. There was pain, real pain, behind this book. But also joy and love and truth. It was raw, and emotional, and unlike anything I’ve ever read. I can’t recommend this book enough. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Grief, Car accident, and Cultural appropriation

lindseyhall44's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Drug abuse, Genocide, Miscarriage, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Abortion, and Pregnancy