Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Brevemente risplendiamo sulla terra by Ocean Vuong, Claudia Durastanti

112 reviews

jazzlibrariansbookcase's review against another edition

I just didn't meld with thw writing style. I couldn't really get into it at all. Didn't really get the disjointedness of it all. Got to page 60 ish before dnf 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence

mirireads's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Sexual content, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Death, and Grief

Minor: Animal cruelty, Abortion, Pregnancy, Blood, Cancer, Car accident, Gun violence, and Excrement

flamesocks's review against another edition

emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Abortion, Addiction, Alcoholism, Xenophobia, Blood, Cancer, Car accident, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gun violence, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Violence

maiadunleavy's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Drug use, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Homophobia, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Death, War, Violence, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, and Racism

Minor: Car accident

sinchan's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Self harm, War, Xenophobia, and Violence

naivewildflower's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Gun violence, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Animal cruelty, Bullying, War, Cancer, and Grief

vanessa_reads_a_lot's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, War, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, Gun violence, Drug abuse, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Death, Child death, Addiction, and Abortion

lucinotlucy'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
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Car accident, Confinement, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Terminal illness

jojo_'s review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Sexual content, Violence, and War

Moderate: Blood, Domestic abuse, Grief, Racial slurs, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, and Alcohol

Minor: Abandonment, Bullying, Cursing, Excrement, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Vomit

alyssadavis'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
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

The children, the veal, they stand very still because tenderness depends on
how little the world touches you. To stay tender, the weight of your
life cannot lean on your bones.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Sexual content

Moderate: Abortion, Alcohol, Animal death, Bullying, Death of parent, Dementia, Grief, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Terminal illness, War, and Xenophobia

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Medical content, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts