Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Lyhyt maallinen loistomme by Ocean Vuong

649 reviews

hilary_h's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.0

It was sad how much I could relate to parts of this book and the narrators life. Although it is relatively slow paced, this book contains some of the most beautiful writing I’ve ever layed my eyes onand got me leaving anotations on every other page. Just a heads up as I wasn’t warned of this before, but there’s a lot of sexual content, just something to keep in mind.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Racism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Xenophobia

cmwilliams29's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-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

4.0

I tore through this one. Rather astonishing—and a bit of a thinker. I don’t entirely know what I’ve just read and somehow it’s ok. It’s beautiful and thought-provoking and I will be sitting with it for a while.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Sexual content

Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, Xenophobia, and War

ebrooker0103's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Vomit, Car accident, Death of parent, and War

mahamsiddiqui's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

This book just ripped my heart open. I felt the things I thought I would not feel again. Beautifully written, devastatingly sad. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Genocide, Transphobia, Xenophobia, and War

Moderate: Cancer, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Grief, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

zoekyriacou's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.0

Really beautiful book and would highly recommend for poetry lovers in particular, unfortunately the poetic register is something I am not usually a fan of. So heartbreaking and thought provoking.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, and War

Minor: Homophobia

shay_talksbooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.75

Borrowed from my local library & the cjtalksbooks club pick for July (late reading)

I found it hard to rate this book knowing it's based on the author's real life. Some heavy topics, beautiful prose and a story about coming of age/coming to terms with your childhood & sexuality during a lot of turbulence.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Sexual content

dniespal's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Written exquisitely. Reads like poetry. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, and War

viv_pcu's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

5.0

“Sad” doesn’t do this book justice as a reading mood. The prose was so beautiful I could tell right away this author is a poet. Prepare yourself if you’re going to read this. Every time I set this down I felt emotionally wrecked and hugged a pillow. But absolutely one of the best well-written pieces I’ve ever read, a modern classic in its own right. Didn’t cry but I feel like sobbing. Still worth the read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and War

Moderate: Domestic abuse

camifestari's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

raw and beautiful~

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Violence

Minor: Animal cruelty

catandherbooks's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

Was worried I would like this book as much as everyone seems to but it was a lot better than I thought. Gorgeous writing and a cast of characters you can't help but to root for even when they aren't great people. 

A beautiful, tender take on a mother-son relationship and on how the things we don't tell shape us in so many ways. 

And the title?? I think it makes  sense once you've read the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Terminal illness

Minor: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Blood, and Abortion