ibadlyneedaread's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and War
itssamu's review
4.0
Ocean Vuong is such a gifted wordsmith. Even if I didn't love all of the poems collected here equally, there were many that highlighted how amazing he is at painting a striking image, especially those that focused on topics close to his heart: his love for his mother, his complicated relationship with his father, with being gay, and the many devastations of the Vietnam War.
peregrine22's review
4.0
im marking this as read so i can reach my goodreads goal and i forgot i read it lol.
but i rlly love his unique approach to it (especially the one thats written in footnotes) and i love the enjambment in In Newport (my io was about it) and I really love that you have to take your time and think your way through every deliberate choice (wrote an unused college supplemental about this). vuong is a genius fr
but i rlly love his unique approach to it (especially the one thats written in footnotes) and i love the enjambment in In Newport (my io was about it) and I really love that you have to take your time and think your way through every deliberate choice (wrote an unused college supplemental about this). vuong is a genius fr
cavdadi's review
4.0
so rich and dreamy
I love the way the language is structured to where you sort of leap from one illustration to the next — but the movements still feel clearly connected to convey something precise and weighted
I love the way the language is structured to where you sort of leap from one illustration to the next — but the movements still feel clearly connected to convey something precise and weighted