Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Time is a Mother by Ocean Vuong

7 reviews

hmetwade's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Colonisation, and War

reb_knits's review

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

4.5

Ocean Vuong is so special

Poems I liked
- Beautiful Short Loser
- Dear Sara
- American Legend
- The Last Dinosaur
- Not Even
- Nothing
- No One Knows the Way to Heaven
- Almost Human
- Dear Rose

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death of parent, and War

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Suicide, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Gore, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Pedophilia, Forced institutionalization, and Antisemitism

rachellen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

At first, when I began this collection, I found it hard to keep up with the pace of writing which was panicked yet very much exciting. When I got to ‘No one knows the way to heaven’, I loved it. The last poem in particular has genuine merit and I really love the journey of the collection, which to me was most evident in the pace. 

The poem for the author’s mother was particularly moving. I really recommend this author, particularly for fellow LGBTQ+ readers. A tremendous success! 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction and Sexual violence

saragrochowski's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Sexual violence, and War

lowbrowhighart's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, and War

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

ashleycmms's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Cancer, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence