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aein's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Racism, War, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Drug abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, and Cancer
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Miscarriage
ewillreadit's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Drug use, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Racism, Hate crime, Grief, Xenophobia, Racial slurs, Homophobia, Violence, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Death, Child abuse, Cancer, Addiction, and War
mdavis26's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Abandonment, Animal death, Racism, Car accident, Mental illness, Blood, Child death, Death of parent, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Abortion, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Excrement, Grief, Terminal illness, War, Sexual content, Death, Drug use, and Emotional abuse
poindextrix's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Drug use and Drug abuse
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Sexual content, and War
tvgirl's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Domestic abuse
t0rixoxo's review
- 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
on earth we're briefly gorgeous is about a gay, vietnamese-american and the letters he writes to his mother. these "letters" describe different parts of his life with her and other people in his life, such as his grandmother, lan, and his lover, trevor. through these letters we get a beautiful look on how the vietnam war affected his family.
definitely a 5 star book, ocean vuong's words touch a deep part inside of me.
Graphic: Child abuse, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gore, and War
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Homophobia, Racism, and Sexual content
Minor: Miscarriage, Hate crime, and Vomit
pezinho's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The relationship between Trevor and the main character started interesting but the longer it progressed it became very clear that they weren't a good match for each other and that it was an unbalanced relationship, so having it be such a recurring point of the book was not to my liking.
Both his relationship with his mom and his relationship with Trevor was problematic at points, however, you can see that there was love when it came to his mom and you were able to understand where she was coming from, whereas, in Trevor's case, I don't think the way he treated Little Dog can be justified by anything (other than drug abuse but alas). I guess that's why I'm more critical and didn't necessarily like reading about Trevor.
There are some books I read that fall into the "literary fiction" genre that are SO literally that I find myself struggling to make sense of some of the things written. I'm sure they have a deep meaning, I just couldn't figure out what they were. Especially around the later half of the book, at times each paragraph felt like it was talking about something else, and the writing was so poetic. The poetry was beautiful but hard to follow.
Graphic: Drug abuse and Domestic abuse
lizziesz'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
4.25
Graphic: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, and Animal cruelty
a1exander's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Abortion, Animal cruelty, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Grief, War, Addiction, and Cancer
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Excrement, Sexual content, Animal death, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Physical abuse, Car accident, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Violence, Racism, Alcohol, Bullying, and Mental illness
yulecai's review
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Drug abuse, and Drug use
Moderate: Addiction, Mental illness, Death, War, Child abuse, Violence, Domestic abuse, and Homophobia