Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Brevemente risplendiamo sulla terra by Ocean Vuong, Claudia Durastanti

112 reviews

forestblue's review against another edition

Graphic animal abuse is not the vibe for a bedtime book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Death, Drug use, Excrement, War, Blood, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, and Vomit

tinyjude's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, War, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Violence, Xenophobia, Death, Colonisation, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Genocide, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, and Racism

Minor: Cancer

neni's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• 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 a tricky book to rate. The format is quite interesting and unique, the story being broken up into little sections or "scenes", like little windows into the character's lives. While this sometimes made the narrative confusing and hard to follow, it was very effective in making the reader feel progressively more immersed into the character's lives, almost like watching a movie or a showreel of moments that on their own mean nothing, but together make a full, human picture. The writing itself was incredible and, I think, perfect for the type of story the author was trying to convey. The style was beautiful in its flowery descriptions and moving with its raw imagery. I didn't have a greater time reading this book because, while beautiful,  it's also incredibly sad and depressing, so in order to preserve my sanity I kept myself from being as emotionally invested as usual. That, in itself, is proof of the quality of the book, since the story and its characters felt like real people. Overall, a great piece of fiction, I think useful for everyone to read at some point in their lives. Just be mindful of the dark subjects and  trigger warnings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Xenophobia, War, Violence, Terminal illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Racism, Racial slurs, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Gun violence, Hate crime, Excrement, Drug use, Abortion, Bullying, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Cancer, Child abuse, Colonisation, Death, and Car accident

hannibanani29's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual content, and Death

Moderate: Abortion, Xenophobia, War, Violence, Racism, Grief, Cancer, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Car accident, Addiction, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Homophobia, Excrement, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Physical abuse, and Drug abuse

Minor: Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Gun violence, Grief, Gore, Alcohol, Classism, and Cursing

persipha_books's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Abortion, and Animal death

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Terminal illness, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Excrement, Mental illness, and Sexual content

Minor: Gun violence, Homophobia, Car accident, Outing, and War

strawberrysheepie's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

So so so beautiful!!! Includes heavy topics so read with caution. Vuong’s writing is just so gorgeous and I can’t wait to read some more. This is definitely a book I’ll reread, and if you like poetry you’ll like this. One of my fave lines: ‘let no one mistake us for the fruit of violence - but that violence, having passed through the fruit, failed to spoil it.’

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Sexual content, Blood, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Gun violence, Animal death, Death, Addiction, Child abuse, Drug abuse, and Drug use

izhjia's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Violence, War, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Gun violence

picoledenaranja's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Mental illness, Homophobia, and Death

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Child death and Gun violence

mairi_red's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, War, Racism, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Genocide, Violence, and Xenophobia

sydapel's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

There's a blurb on the back of this book that calls it "raw" and that's really all I've got to say about this story, these people, this writing. Its a book that requires revisiting, despite the heartache and suffering that almost leaks through the page, and it reminded me of the strength in remembering, of drawing beauty out of suffering, and oddly of the complex community of Hartford. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Addiction, Animal death, Grief, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Homophobia, Blood, and Colonisation