Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

46 reviews

rudi1452's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Suicide

kaitlinshares's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

truffletree's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Child abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Violence

Minor: Domestic abuse

bodiesinbooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Dementia, and Grief

Minor: Bullying, Vomit, and Car accident

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

charity1313's review against another edition

I gave up around 50% of the way in. It was too graphic, too emotional, too one-note. At first, I took on too much of the character's emotion for myself and I thought I could continue but in smaller chunks of time spent reading, but when I went back to the book I found I just really didn't want to listen anymore. It felt like it was all the same emotional story over and over but with different people. I was tired and frustrated by his relationship with Trevor. I can see why the author chose to make a more in depth study of that relationship but I just wanted to move ON... I might still pick it back up but mostly I feel done with the book, even though I didn't "finish" it. I'm finished with it. 

Language was beautiful, poetic - as expected - and made for some good quotes. Made a stark contrast to the graphic nature of much of the content.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence