Reviews

Lyhyt maallinen loistomme by Ocean Vuong

nadmus's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

3.25

saswarren's review against another edition

challenging dark funny inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.25

lea_elisa's review

emotional reflective relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

cheyenneelambert's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

jnari's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.0

_shan_n_'s review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Left me breathless

vitoriapascoal's review against another edition

4.0

4,5*

anya_h72's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad

4.75

jakim's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

chirson's review against another edition

4.0

Terribly sad. Very beautifully written, but the epistolary/fragmentary & achronological form kept me at arms length, which was perhaps partly the point.