Reviews

Time is a Mother by Ocean Vuong

invaderlinz's review against another edition

reflective sad tense fast-paced

2.25

mhernanan's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

3.25

way to bring down the vibes

pine's review

3.0

Sort of an airy quality to the poems; I think I prefer more rhythm. 

honeydewqueer's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

4.5

inerta's review against another edition

4.0

If you liked the writing style in On earth we're briefly gorgeous, and felt a void after reading it, then you'll probably enjoy this one too.
That was the case for me, at least. There were a few poems in this collection that went completely over my head, but hey, I'm okay with that. I generally enjoy poetry, but realized I don't usually read work from authors that are... well, alive. Having said that, I'd honestly read Ocean Vuong's Amazon history. iyky

jojoteddy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

3.75

michelleklejmont's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

3.0

idesofmarch's review

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death of parent

Moderate: Racism and Sexual content

Minor: War

harry_lemon's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.0

4⭐
Ocean Vuong, the icon that you are...

I swear, I have no idea how Ocean Vuong is able to write these things that are so impactful, so succinctly. I don't know if I necessarily loved this collection of works as much as "Night Sky With Exit Wounds," but there were some absolute powerhouse works in this collection of poetry. I am - and will always be - an Ocean stan!

juliaehill's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

Haunting poems that reflect on the author's loss of his mother, and a lifetime of feelings of displacement and belonging as a refugee.