Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

346 reviews

hapennybooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Xenophobia

queenofthelibrary's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Dark and graphic soul searching told like non-linear thoughts and memories

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, and Gun violence

Moderate: Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Minor: Drug abuse and Homophobia

very graphic scene of people eating the brain of an alive monkey

charleyroxy's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racial slurs, Grief, and Abortion

orchidd's review

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• 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: Addiction, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, and Death of parent

bibliogouine's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, Excrement, and Grief

threeara's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

• 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: Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Physical abuse

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

laurenwerlinger's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad slow-paced

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

5.0

This book is so carefully and beautifully written. Vuog writes with sometimes painful honesty. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Xenophobia, Excrement, and Grief

vici_loves's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Terminal illness, and Grief

Moderate: Gun violence, Mental illness, and Mass/school shootings

alisazhup's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• 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: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Blood, and Grief

dytiscusfriend's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

This book broke my heart open. On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous is a gift. This book is abundant and generous and personal and painful and achingly relevant. Ocean Vuong contextualizes so much and offers a poem composed of agony, delight, clarity, and connection.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Transphobia, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Dementia, and Grief

Moderate: Vomit