siebensommer's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
4.25
some nights you are the lighthouse / some nights the sea / what this means is that I don't know / desire other than the need / to be shattered & rebuilt / the mind forgetting / the body's crime of living
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent and War
Minor: Mental illness
geezuscanread's review against another edition
4.0
i will have to read again but rn favorites:
trojan, aubade with burning city, immigrant haibun, the gift, seventh circle of earth, to my father / to my future son, notebook fragments, someday i'll love ocean vuong, devotion
also the About the Author just being "Born in Saigon, Vietnam, Ocean Vuong lives in New York City". like that's perfect
trojan, aubade with burning city, immigrant haibun, the gift, seventh circle of earth, to my father / to my future son, notebook fragments, someday i'll love ocean vuong, devotion
also the About the Author just being "Born in Saigon, Vietnam, Ocean Vuong lives in New York City". like that's perfect
hznnah's review against another edition
2.0
Night Sky With Exit Wounds uses simple language, really, but it comes off as pretty wordy to me. Additionally, the format for most of the poems is quite unusual. The author, Ocean Vuong, is such a complex being full of tragic experiences and grief. Thus, I do not think I am at a level where I can fully appreciate this literary piece of art, but I absolutely want to reread this collection someday.