Reviews tagging 'Miscarriage'

Brevemente risplendiamo sulla terra by Ocean Vuong, Claudia Durastanti

64 reviews

eelthul's review against another edition

dark funny sad fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Sexual content, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Miscarriage and Abortion

Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Excrement, and Car accident

hollieebeee's review against another edition

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

3.0

I found it really hard to like this book. It took ages to read because I just couldn’t get invested, with constant thematic changes and non linear plot. However, there were some lovely, poetic moments. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Drug abuse

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Racism, and Abortion

Minor: Car accident and War

sadiefc's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Sexual content, Abortion, and War

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Colonisation

liagatha's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Terminal illness, Violence, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Abandonment, and War

fought4dominance's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative 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? Yes

3.5

man idk what was going on in this book half of the time

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Homophobia, and Sexual content

Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Miscarriage, and War

clemmiem's review against another edition

emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Physical abuse, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

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

marie's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racism, Car accident, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

kayleyhyde's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-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, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Racism

Moderate: Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, and Racial slurs

Minor: Cancer, Child death, Excrement, Vomit, and Car accident

orchidd's review against another edition

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