Reviews tagging 'Schizophrenia/Psychosis '

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

178 reviews

mariavdl's review against another edition

emotional sad

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Excrement, Abortion, Animal cruelty, Bullying, and Addiction

Moderate: Vomit and Homophobia

readwithev's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

5.0

Vuong is amazing as expected. I read Night Sky with Exit Wounds and I’m not disappointed with this. It’s not only a love letter to his childhood in Hartford CT, but to his family. It’s a search for identity, a reckoning with the past, finding joy even in fleeting things, and all of life in between. I cried and smiled but was also left so stunned. On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous is poetic, thoughtful, empathetic, reflective, but also full of rage, grief, and yearning.
We watch Little Dog fall in love, watch him be bullied, but also grow into himself, like skin that he would grow into. It’s beautiful and I cannot recommend enough!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Grief, Misogyny, War, Sexual content, Racism, Physical abuse, Homophobia, Drug use, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Child death, Abortion, Drug abuse, Death, and Bullying

hsitbeenworthit's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Racism, Bullying, Car accident, Gun violence, Blood, Cancer, Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, Mental illness, Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Excrement

poppyedition's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, War, Terminal illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Racism, Mental illness, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Murder, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Panic attacks/disorders

lillieb130's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Hate crime, Mental illness, War, Death, Domestic abuse, Cancer, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Animal cruelty, Blood, and Child abuse

applesodaperson's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-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

3.5

This book felt like a more sad version of Fight Night by Miriam Toews.
Read from the Provo library.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, Child abuse, and Death

Minor: Homophobia

peggymay's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Grief, Physical abuse, Violence, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Death, Mental illness, Cancer, Abortion, Xenophobia, Bullying, Drug use, War, Child abuse, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, Animal cruelty, Racism, Animal death, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent

Moderate: Drug abuse, Racism, Death, Drug use, Child abuse, Homophobia, War, Domestic abuse, and Addiction

Minor: Domestic abuse, Abortion, Car accident, Bullying, Racism, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Transphobia, Animal cruelty, Vomit, Animal death, Terminal illness, Alcoholism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Drug use, Grief, Racial slurs, Homophobia, War, Cancer, Excrement, Addiction, Child abuse, and Blood

mtaylor270's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

Very artistic writing. Vivid portrayals of life as an immigrant, coming of age as a queer person, and the multigenerational trauma left from war. Unfortunately, the book felt unfinished to me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Grief, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Alcoholism, Car accident, Alcohol, Cursing, Domestic abuse, and Sexual content

thestarsaresad's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective slow-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

3.5

This book was good, but honestly I feel like I'm just too dumb to truly comprehend and appreciate it. I'm sure someone smarter than me could read it and come up with a bunch of important meanings, but for me, I just read it as a letter from a son to a mother. It's not that this book was boring -- it's not, I loved reading about his experiences -- but the reflection and different metaphors in the book honestly flew over my head. I've read a lot of fantasy books recently, so this book was a much needed breath of fresh air, of reality, of the human experience.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death of parent, Animal death, Abortion, Drug abuse, Drug use, Death, and Sexual content

Moderate: Excrement, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Addiction, Chronic illness, Homophobia, Medical content, and War

zuriisawesome's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

I loved it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Abortion, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, and Xenophobia