2.21k reviews for:

De keizer van Gladness

Ocean Vuong

4.26 AVERAGE

kris1088's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional funny hopeful 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

great_griffen's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny sad fast-paced

sa_ra1014's review against another edition

5.0

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

andreamgaddis's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

deusauri's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional reflective medium-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

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ocean vuong you’ve done it again

sdgottlieb's review against another edition

4.0

emotional hopeful 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

wblevin11's review against another edition

3.75

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

dl_0915's review against another edition

5.0

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

heybrianarae's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lynguafranca45's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I've been seeing around that people have saying this belongs in our modern literary canon, and I agree.

The author knows how to paint a picture and shows an "everyday life" story without it being boring. I experienced a range of emotions that left my on the verge of tears at the end.