Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Night Sky with Exit Wounds by Ocean Vuong

24 reviews

frankieclc's review

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Death, and Gun violence

Moderate: Sexual content

melodyseestrees's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and War

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Domestic abuse, Animal cruelty, Homophobia, and Gun violence

teaganodders's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

3.75

A beautiful, deeply passionate collection of poetry that I have a sneaking suspicion I'm just not smart enough to comprehend fully. For that reason, I give it a 3.75. Some of my favorite lines;

He dies at the party where everyone laughs and all you want to do is go into the kitchen and make seven omelets before burning down the house. (pg 40)

Maybe we pray on our knees because god only listens when we're this close to the devil (49)

Don't be afraid, the gunfire is only the sound of people trying to live a little longer and failing. (82)

and so what if my feathers are burning, I never asked for flight. (84)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and War

Minor: Child abuse, Murder, and Gun violence

rhysecakes's review

challenging informative mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Violence

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Cannibalism

tinyjude's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Death, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, War, and Xenophobia

xmaiixx's review against another edition

dark emotional sad

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Gun violence, Death, and Grief

hngisreading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, Gun violence, Grief, Death, Sexual assault, War, Sexual content, Violence, Sexual violence, and Hate crime

marissasa's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective

3.75

Ocean Vuong's writing is beautiful as always and his command of the english language is honestly unmatched. This poetry collection felt deeply personal and emotional, to the point where I felt like it was written solely for himself and I was taking a peek into a part of his brain, reading his inner thoughts. Some pieces hit harder than others and that's the nature of any poetry collection, but for this one there were only 2 that stood out from the rest to me: "The Gift" and "To My Father / To My Future Son". I also think it was interesting reading this after his book On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous because some of the lines referenced moments and situations in Vuong's life that seem to be referenced in his book too. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Blood, Cursing, Death, Grief, War, Mental illness, Sexual content, Addiction, Car accident, and Gun violence

vigil's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

i don’t think it’s really possible to rate an entire poetry collection, more to rate each poem individually, but i’m probably not qualified to do that. i didn’t have a poem that i hated or disliked in here, just some i didn’t personally connect with.

my standouts are

telemachus
immigrant haibun 
aubade with burning city
thanksgiving 2006 
because it’s summer 
on earth we’re briefly gorgeous 
notebook fragments 
someday i’ll love ocean vuong
devotion 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Gun violence and Homophobia

moviemagus's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Ocean Vuong's poetry digs into your flesh. It is like acid mixed with the smell of spring flowers. Hurts like breathing underwater.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Abandonment, Grief, Physical abuse, Death, Death of parent, Homophobia, and War

Moderate: Pregnancy, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury