Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

653 reviews

aksmith92'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
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

TBD

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Racism, Abortion, Child death, Violence, Homophobia, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, War, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Cancer, Addiction, Cursing, Physical abuse, Rape, Terminal illness, and Grief

Moderate: Car accident and Classism

Minor: Transphobia, Misogyny, and Sexism

Rape is not discussed as a rape, but it is assumed.

rachelfazio's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Racism, Sexual content, Drug abuse, Death, Homophobia, Addiction, and Drug use

rumoursfromlnez's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

"Let no one mistake us for the fruit of violence - but that violence, having passed through the fruit, failed to spoil it.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Child abuse

Moderate: Abortion, War, and Racism

Minor: Sexual content

jeddicat's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, War, Death, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Drug use

cecropiansea's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Sexual content, Animal death, and War

tessa52's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Toxic friendship, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Homophobia, Dementia, Excrement, Racism, Car accident, Alcoholism, Addiction, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Death, Animal cruelty, and War

sundayfever's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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

Really beautiful writing style, I enjoyed it more than most authors style. Poignant and emotional. Lots of beautiful descriptions of trauma, family and love. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Death, Sexual content, Child abuse, Drug use, and War

Moderate: Excrement, Domestic abuse, and Addiction

Minor: Alcohol and Alcoholism

mdavis26's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

emotional reflective

3.5

Apparently I read this in 2019, but that was a lifetime ago. Hard to imagine I’d forget something with such distinctly poetic language.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use and Drug abuse

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Sexual content, and War

tvgirl's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Domestic abuse