On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

Book • 2019  

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Does the dog die?
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Romana
There is a sex scene in which the narrator feels uncomfortable and the experience is painful for him. He chooses not to ask the other person to stop after they insist they should continue. No explicit assault as such, but consent is somewhat unclear and there is definite discomfort
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Does a cat die?
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Does a pet die?
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Were animals harmed in the making?
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Is there pedophilia?
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Is a minor sexualized?
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Does a horse die?
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Is an animal abandoned?
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Abuse
Is there domestic violence?
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Is a child abused?
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effete
Throughout the book, the narrator details scenes of physical abuse by his mother as he comes to terms with it being a product of her untreated & ongoing trauma.
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Is there addiction?
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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Animal
Does an animal die?
(besides a dog, cat or horse)
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Are animals abused?
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janayem
Graphic monkey torture scene
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Is there a dead animal?
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Bodily Harm
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Moomin
No but there’s a horrible scene with a monkeys head
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Moomin
A scene about a monkey
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Family
Does a parent die?
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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Medical
Are needles/syringes used?
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Is there a hospital scene?
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Does someone have cancer?
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Mental Health
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Romana
Implied PTSD in a character who is physically violent towards their child
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ClaireCo
Book is partially about mother and grandmother's Vietnam War PTSD and subsequent generational trauma
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Pregnancy
Is there childbirth?
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Are there abortions?
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Prejudice
Are there homophobic slurs?
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Does an LGBT person die?
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Is there hate speech?
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Sex
Is there sexual content?
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Vehicular
Does a car crash?
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