Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

571 reviews

oneiricgarden'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

5.0

CHANGED MY LIFE 😭

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Xenophobia, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Gore, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Child abuse, Car accident, Racism, War, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Abandonment, Colonisation, and Alcohol

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

uisceerika's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Colonisation, Drug use, Gore, War, Car accident, Child abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Sexual content, Death, Drug abuse, Racism, Alcoholism, Addiction, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

johnny_harker's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Racism

swifterel22's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring 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

It's written so beautifully and talks about many important topics. 
This book moves you, shows you a horrible but very real in this world reality. The sentences were written so gorgeously that I couldn't help but highlight many of them and I felt like in some parts this novel read more like poetry.
I am so glad I finally got to reading it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Drug abuse, Drug use, and War

Moderate: War, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Drug use, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Homophobia, Ableism, Physical abuse, Outing, Grief, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, Racial slurs, Bullying, Racism, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Dementia, and Violence

Minor: Child abuse, Transphobia, Cancer, and Abortion

voidfavors's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Animal death, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, and Death

Moderate: Homophobia, Physical abuse, War, Violence, Addiction, Racial slurs, and Terminal illness

melanija's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, War, Violence, Xenophobia, Child abuse, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, and Racism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Animal death, and Grief

Minor: Sexual content and Cancer

tinygoldfox's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, and Abortion

Moderate: Racism, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Cancer, Child abuse, Car accident, Grief, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Homophobia

caidyn's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.0

Wow. I read this in one sitting. A contemplative book on sexuality, race, racism, and family trauma.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Child abuse

alenaecook's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Addiction, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Colonisation, Drug use, War, Death, Dementia, Grief, and Mental illness

eleos01's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse

Moderate: Cancer, Cannibalism, Racism, Bullying, Death, Animal cruelty, War, Xenophobia, Animal death, Child abuse, Excrement, and Homophobia