Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

48 reviews

ashleyann's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Cancer, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, and Abortion

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Excrement, Death of parent, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Terminal illness, Car accident, and Abandonment

booksarebrainfood's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Addiction, Homophobia, Grief, Abandonment, and Alcohol

internationalreads's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Xenophobia, Excrement, Grief, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and War

jfiset's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Cancer, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Abortion, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, and Alcohol

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

mariavuong's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, and War

Moderate: Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Sexual content

Minor: Abortion and Abandonment

saoreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.5

Raw. Vulnerable. Familiarity. I find myself holding back the tears from numerous lines that utter honesty. From history, childhood traumas, racism, discrimination, being gay, love and grief - this book carries alot of emotions, all well too real. While reading, it felt like unearthing something, as if I can unravel what comes to our thoughts and feel it too deeply. Its got so many quotes that can make you question things and ponder upon, a favorite of mine states, "Because freedom, I am told, is nothing but the distance between the hunter and its prey." It's a lovely memoir, one that engraves to a person's self-identity. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, and Abandonment