Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Time Is a Mother by Ocean Vuong

11 reviews

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Cancer, Car accident, Medical content, Racism, Death, Hate crime, Grief, Suicide, Animal death, and War

Moderate: Gore, Sexual violence, Homophobia, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Genocide, Addiction, Blood, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism, and Pedophilia

rachellen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

At first, when I began this collection, I found it hard to keep up with the pace of writing which was panicked yet very much exciting. When I got to ‘No one knows the way to heaven’, I loved it. The last poem in particular has genuine merit and I really love the journey of the collection, which to me was most evident in the pace. 

The poem for the author’s mother was particularly moving. I really recommend this author, particularly for fellow LGBTQ+ readers. A tremendous success! 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual violence and Addiction

moonpeach's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction, Sexual content, War, Terminal illness, and Suicide

fengxin's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Homophobia, Suicide, War, Death of parent, Drug use, Mental illness, Cancer, Xenophobia, Hate crime, Violence, Car accident, and Racism

Moderate: Animal death

kers_tin's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Cancer, Suicide, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Gun violence

Minor: Addiction

emory's review against another edition

reflective sad

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Racism, Suicide, Addiction, Bullying, Death, Car accident, Cursing, Cancer, Drug use, and War

laurenkimoto's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

4.25

This is the first work of poetry I have read and I don’t know if anything will ever live up to this. Vuong’s works are lyrical and flowing and amazing. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Abortion, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Bullying, Alcohol, Car accident, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Biphobia, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Racial slurs, Self harm, Sexual content, and Suicide

mmaack24's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

5.0

gorgeous. my favorite poetry collection and some of my favorite work from ocean vuong.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, War, and Death

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Homophobia, and Sexual assault

charlottesoph's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Car accident, Murder, Terminal illness, and War

Minor: Hate crime

anka_not_anchor's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.75

This book is so, so, so beautiful and even better than Night Sky With Exit Wounds (in my opinion). No one writes quite like him. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, War, Addiction, Violence, Racism, and Sexual content