Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

204 reviews

violetbentbackwards1036's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense fast-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, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

elbent's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense 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

5.0

Absolutely phenomenal. Unlike anything I’ve ever read. Made me a better writer just by reading it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

mel_muses's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-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

4.0

A beautiful novel full of nuance, grief, love, and ultimately self. This book is so vivid that I actually had to look up whether this was a memoir or novel. I may not have grasped everything, but I'm glad I read it and have this story to think back on. I know it'll stick with me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Grief, and War

Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia, Terminal illness, Excrement, and Death of parent

pastlifetragedy's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Sexual content, Abortion, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Confinement, Terminal illness, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Dementia, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

earthsigil's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, and Abortion

Moderate: Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, and War

Minor: Alcoholism, Transphobia, Excrement, Vomit, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

thesoftestcowboy's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Drug abuse, Xenophobia, Grief, and War

Moderate: Animal death, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, and Terminal illness

Minor: Addiction, Bullying, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Excrement, Abortion, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Fire/Fire injury

gentlethem's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and War

Minor: Terminal illness

lalu's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad

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

4.0

This was very different from what I usually read. It was beautiful, confusing, challenging, desperate, touching, and intimate. Easy to read despite the extraordinary prose. 
But I have to say I don't envy students who have to analyse and interpret the hell out of this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Violence, and War

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racism, Terminal illness, Grief, Car accident, and Abortion

shayh's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and War

Minor: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Car accident, and Abortion

siebensommer's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated

3.5

what is a country but a life sentence?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Terminal illness, and Violence

Moderate: Hate crime, Mental illness, Medical content, and War