Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Op aarde schitteren we even by Ocean Vuong

72 reviews

amcghig's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• 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

4.0

Heartbreaking but so beautifully written. There is triumph in naming, acknowledging, and releasing your (or generational) trauma and Ocean Vuong has done just that in this beautiful work of art. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Colonisation, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and War

emmaopaline's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Drug abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Racism, Colonisation, Death of parent, Cursing, Drug use, Mental illness, and War

caregorman's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective fast-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

5.0

I’m going to think about this forever 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Sexual content, Xenophobia, War, Violence, Terminal illness, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Abortion

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

Moderate: Abortion and Miscarriage

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

uss_mary_shelley's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

A stunning and poetic book, and it definitely gave me chills. It felt very warm and familiar, I felt privileged to experience the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Racism, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Child abuse, War, Suicide, Terminal illness, Racism, Grief, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Colonisation and Excrement

sadiefc's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

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

anb2300's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Grief, Homophobia, Racism, War, Xenophobia, and Sexual content

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, and Death

Minor: Excrement

_kimb'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
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Genocide, Grief, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Colonisation, Blood, Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, and Medical content

oribulbul's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

this book permeates every pore of my being 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Racism, Sexual content, Death, Xenophobia, Child abuse, and Colonisation

charlottes_library's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective 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

truely a masterpiece. Every sentence is a work of art that i could go back and read again and again and still discover new layers of beauty. Vuong writes like a poet and brilliantly explores the complex generational trauma of being a child of the Vietnam war. He writes of his experience growing up as a immigrant in white rural America and the ostracization faced by him and his single mother and the depths of their shared relationship. He speaks of his mother tongue, his cancer ridden grandmother, his teenage job at a tobacco farm, poverty, addiction, isolation, heritage, belonging, tradition, loss, war, love. This is a coming of age story that cannot be missed. It is heart-wrenching and beautiful and disgusting and strong. If i could read any book again it would be this one. 100% recommended 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Grief, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Cancer, Car accident, Colonisation, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Police brutality, Racism, Terminal illness, Violence, and Xenophobia