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Brevemente risplendiamo sulla terra by Ocean Vuong, Claudia Durastanti
185 reviews
elbent's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Terminal illness, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Death, Cancer, Sexual content, Addiction, Death of parent, and Drug use
koiolee's review against another edition
- 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
This book felt like staring into a mirror and for the first time seeing ourselves in the pages of a work that is almost unrelated to us, yet represents all of us.
I really loved this book and I hope to read more of Vuong's work in the future.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, Child abuse, Biphobia, Drug abuse, Racism, Grief, and Homophobia
luca_18's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Grief, Drug use, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Sexual content, Addiction, and Cancer
pastlifetragedy's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Animal death, Death of parent, Abortion, Death, Drug use, Addiction, Cursing, and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Colonisation, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Terminal illness, Confinement, Classism, Excrement, Dementia, Cancer, Blood, and Vomit
earthsigil's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Sexual content, Abortion, Drug abuse, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Mental illness, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Racism, War, and Homophobia
Minor: Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, and Transphobia
nadiadhansen's review against another edition
3.5
and i really wanted to like it a lot more - it has all the things i usually love, queer themes, minority perspectives, genre pushing.. but i have to admit the tangents were confusing to me a lot of the times, and i dont usually have a hard time following stories. i've seen other people write that they missed a narrative they could 'follow', a more gathered story, so you could know where you were going and i feel that too.
that being said i didnt dislike this book, i would probably still recommend it to people who i knew enjoyed lyrical writing
Graphic: Dementia, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Cancer, Car accident, Child abuse, Colonisation, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Mental illness, and Miscarriage
whimpix's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Drug abuse, Death, Grief, Alcoholism, and Addiction
Moderate: Excrement, Sexual violence, Racism, Toxic relationship, War, and Homophobia
sadiaa's review against another edition
3.0
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Blood, Drug use, Grief, Death, Mental illness, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Addiction, Child abuse, Classism, Xenophobia, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Bullying, and Toxic relationship
grcompain's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Blood, Excrement, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, Abortion, Medical content, Miscarriage, and Racism
lucyatoz's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
I appreciated the intertwining of the life stories of grandmother, mother and son and the wonderful writing style of the author although at times it does makes a story harder to follow. It is a beautiful first novel which tackles some difficult themes with grace, that is deeply moving whilst also being incredibly hard hitting.
Graphic: Terminal illness, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Sexual content
Moderate: Child death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Excrement
Minor: Cursing