Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

19 reviews

a_alves00's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Suicide, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, War, Cancer, and Bullying

sunsetcity's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Drug abuse, Racism, Toxic relationship, War, Grief, Sexual violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Chronic illness, Cultural appropriation, Dementia, Drug use, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Trafficking, and Violence

claudiamacpherson's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Medical content, Violence, Gore, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexual content, War, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Addiction, Blood, Cursing, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Vomit, Transphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Self harm, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Genocide, Cancer, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

alyssadavis'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

3.5

The children, the veal, they stand very still because tenderness depends on
how little the world touches you. To stay tender, the weight of your
life cannot lean on your bones.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Sexual content

Moderate: Abortion, Alcohol, Animal death, Bullying, Death of parent, Dementia, Grief, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Terminal illness, War, and Xenophobia

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Medical content, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

stllyltc's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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

4.5

Raw. Vulnerable. Familiarity. I find myself holding back the tears from numerous lines that utter honesty. From history, childhood traumas, racism, discrimination, being gay, love and grief - this book carries alot of emotions, all well too real. While reading, it felt like unearthing something, as if I can unravel what comes to our thoughts and feel it too deeply. Its got so many quotes that can make you question things and ponder upon, a favorite of mine states, "Because freedom, I am told, is nothing but the distance between the hunter and its prey." It's a lovely memoir, one that engraves to a person's self-identity. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Abortion, Addiction, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

lindseyhall44's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Drug abuse, Genocide, Grief, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

mamagina's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

Wow. To think this is a first novel is amazing. Character and story intertwine with circular telling and visceral imagery. The story of a gay Vietnamese-American figuring out his identities and relationships with family and friends as it has not been told. There is so much quotable wisdom in this book. A challenging and stressful. Read, but told with such tenderness and love. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

hapennybooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Racism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse

mevrouwkip's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Ik vond dit boek echt prachtig, de zinnen gleden langs mijn ogen en ik kon niet stoppen met lezen. De melancholie omgaf me en ik ging er volledig in op

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Toxic relationship, Violence, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Racial slurs, Death, Mental illness, Drug use, Racism, and Homophobia