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A review by aishallnot
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
emotional
reflective
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
beginning was beautiful, middle i got lost, and end is a mixture of both, but I slowly was interested in the story again.
no doubt, I did like this book and I'm glad that this is my first time reading ocean vuong's work. I think I just need to come to terms with the fact that time skips can be a 50/50 experience for me in books where they either work for me or they don't (which in this case it partly did). despite this, i will love to continue to read his works as I really loved the writing.
no doubt, I did like this book and I'm glad that this is my first time reading ocean vuong's work. I think I just need to come to terms with the fact that time skips can be a 50/50 experience for me in books where they either work for me or they don't (which in this case it partly did). despite this, i will love to continue to read his works as I really loved the writing.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and War
Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Genocide, Homophobia, Racism, and Sexual content