Reviews tagging 'Genocide'

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

36 reviews

flamesocks's review against another edition

emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Abortion, Addiction, Alcoholism, Xenophobia, Blood, Cancer, Car accident, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gun violence, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Violence

mariafatima's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

as a first gen asian immigrant, this book hit so close to home. first, i need to praise ocean vuong’s splendid writing. he is a literary genius who writes words that hold so much power. every line in this book is poetic and absolutely beautiful. 

this book explains the hardships of immigrants, the dynamic between many asian families, the way trauma haunts families for generations… this book presents a person who tries to navigate life when it throws them challenges after challenges. i felt seen through this book. this is a read i will never forget—it will forever occupy a special space in my thoughts & my heart. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Genocide, and Physical abuse

lexlibris's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? No

4.5

This blew me away. Very tough given many parts felt like long form poetry but the prose were beautiful and the mother/son relationship and observations were complex and depressing and cathartic as well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug abuse, and Genocide

Moderate: Gore, Homophobia, and Racial slurs

gigimussolin's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad tense 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Addiction, Cancer, Drug abuse, Drug use, War, Homophobia, Grief, and Genocide

andprevatte's review against another edition

challenging 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

5.0

fucking amazing. necessary reading for every human. beautiful beautiful beautiful

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Grief, War, Sexual content, Racism, and Homophobia

ashleyann's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Cancer, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, and Abortion

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Hate crime, Homophobia, War, and Racism

Minor: Abandonment, Car accident, Child death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, and Terminal illness

_kimb'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
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Genocide, Grief, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Colonisation, Blood, Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, and Medical content

kangaci's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Homophobia, Genocide, Addiction, and Gun violence

Moderate: Drug abuse, Grief, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Racism, Excrement, Car accident, and Physical abuse

peelijay's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad 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: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, and Homophobia

charlottes_library's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective 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

truely a masterpiece. Every sentence is a work of art that i could go back and read again and again and still discover new layers of beauty. Vuong writes like a poet and brilliantly explores the complex generational trauma of being a child of the Vietnam war. He writes of his experience growing up as a immigrant in white rural America and the ostracization faced by him and his single mother and the depths of their shared relationship. He speaks of his mother tongue, his cancer ridden grandmother, his teenage job at a tobacco farm, poverty, addiction, isolation, heritage, belonging, tradition, loss, war, love. This is a coming of age story that cannot be missed. It is heart-wrenching and beautiful and disgusting and strong. If i could read any book again it would be this one. 100% recommended 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Grief, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Cancer, Car accident, Colonisation, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Police brutality, Racism, Terminal illness, Violence, and Xenophobia