Reviews

Στη Γη είμαστε πρόσκαιρα υπέροχοι by Ocean Vuong

solitary's review against another edition

4.0

4.5 stars*

from now on i will eat up anything ocean vuong writes

vdaank's review against another edition

4.0

Beautiful but dark. He mixes love with pain in an incredibly honest and truthful way. There isn’t really a plot more so a collection of short blurbs.

He was able to put into words so many things I know but didn’t know how to express.

neenstahs's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

hmmmm

kat_ellison's review against another edition

4.0

beautiful haunting poetic. an ode to something greater, something more, a claim to a past that persists and the persistence of a past that remains beautiful

bookgrrrlsclub's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.0

truly a classic, heartbreaking

bookworm__3's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

5.0

julmemeen's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

3.75

crow3711's review against another edition

4.0

Probably more like a 3.75 ultimately. Beautiful, and periodically powerful, memorable prose. A bit heavier on the poetry and light on the story than I usually prefer, but just enough meat there to engage with. There are definitely a handful of passages I found very powerful, that will stick with me, but there were also times I had to reread passages or whole pages because my mind would wander. It was a lot of imagery and metaphor, but it felt like it was trying too hard at times. Short, enjoyable read, but not in a style I’d want every book to be.

lucija0's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense slow-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: Drug abuse

Moderate: Bullying

faywithane's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

Should have been a short story. Filled with pretentious ramblings.