Reviews - De keizer van Gladness

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De keizer van Gladness

Ocean Vuong

4.26 AVERAGE

easeupkid's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-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

meholtzapple's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

kcotsira's review against another edition

1.0

dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I do not understand the hype of this novel. It felt as if a 15 year old was given the prompt to write a Pulitzer winning novel.

Stonewall Jackson was glorified, multiple time! I do not understand his sick obsession with war, I would say 50% of this novel covers that topic? Also, did we really have to read about 50 pigs being slaughtered, that was so depressing. The final straw for me was when he wrote “you can’t hit me, you’re autistic.” What was the point of that statement?

sarairia's review against another edition

2.75

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

bury_the_gardener's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

wickgood's review against another edition

4.0

emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

rue07's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny reflective sad medium-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

Dear ocean vuong thankyou for sonny, thank you for his sanguine personality I will carry his character with me for a while and thank you for Grazina,Wayne,BJ,Russia, Maureen,and mostly thankyou for Hai whom i spent an extra 30 minutes crying over in the bathroom because i couldn't breakdown in public and having people ask me what is wrong only for me to say I'm crying over a boy's heartache and his friends

This was such a beautiful story about grief and friendship and identity I felt every so deeply

This is one of those books that you read and know the story will stay with you for the remainder of your days