Reviews tagging 'War'

Night Sky with Exit Wounds by Ocean Vuong

48 reviews

taysa_gzd's review

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emotional

5.0

I mean i knew his writing was impactful but damn, it is strange to read someone who experience life so similarly to me yet so unique. I admire the openess of the author and the masterfull way to manipulate language. 

I'll admit i dont understand all the poems, some are a bit obscure, and i felt like on some pages the formating was unnecessary, but i greatly enjoyed reading this collection! 
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soswiin's review

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challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

2.0

i'm sure these are beautiful poems but i just couldn't understand 95% of them. i understood the themes behind this collection but i couldn't apply them to the words on the page all that well

ok but "the most beautiful part of your body is where it’s headed. & remember, loneliness is still time spent with the world" and "maybe we pray on our knees because god only listens when we're this close to the devil."? COME ON
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lizziaha's review against another edition

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4.25

Ocean Vuong has a beautiful way of twisting horrible things into beautiful words and making the horrible things seem not so horrible and making the beautiful things not so beautiful. I think I’ll have to sit with this one for a while and revisit to really delve into it, but a soulful read for the time being. 
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ibadlyneedaread's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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evakonic's review

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challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

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gabriella_'s review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective medium-paced

3.25

I think the poetry was well-written but some of the topic matter wasn’t really for me. I went in thinking this was more of a series of poems tying into family struggles and grief but I found a lot of it lewd and about other things. That’s fine but just not what I expected.

I wish I read this after On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous instead
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moonpeach's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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josiee123's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

Explores many themes from his novel but in different formats and layouts and styles, such as stream of consciousness or writing in a letter format. Really masterful and engaging, will reread and lend to a friend 
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melodyseestrees's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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teaganodders's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

3.75

A beautiful, deeply passionate collection of poetry that I have a sneaking suspicion I'm just not smart enough to comprehend fully. For that reason, I give it a 3.75. Some of my favorite lines;

He dies at the party where everyone laughs and all you want to do is go into the kitchen and make seven omelets before burning down the house. (pg 40)

Maybe we pray on our knees because god only listens when we're this close to the devil (49)

Don't be afraid, the gunfire is only the sound of people trying to live a little longer and failing. (82)

and so what if my feathers are burning, I never asked for flight. (84)
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