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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

847 reviews

emmagreenwood's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Sexual content, Xenophobia, and Grief

maybetara's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I really enjoyed reading this book, the language/writing we're beautiful. I found the form/structure a bit of work at times. I read this fairly surface level and I definitely missed some things, but this book has tonnes to offer. I think I might read this book again and take my time so as to think more about what it is saying, but even surface level it was beautiful to read. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Racism

Minor: Homophobia

strrygo's review against another edition

emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Child abuse, Drug abuse, and Homophobia

costcomuffin154's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual content, and Colonisation

marie's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racism, Car accident, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

poetskings's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Homophobia, and Physical abuse

faefires's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

5.0

on earth we’re briefly gorgeous is a masterpiece of prose. it’s uncomfortable, it’s brash, it’s graphic. it’s comforting, it’s melodic, it’s heart wrenching. ocean vuong controls language with a shuddering delicacy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, and Homophobia

paytonreads's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

having a similar family structure as the main character [with his bà ngoại (my bà 

nội) marrying a white american soldier and having a white/viet parent] was interesting and definitely helped connect to some of the topics and anecdotes in this story 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, and Physical abuse

simonamiller's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Violence, Xenophobia, and Abortion

Moderate: Alcoholism and Drug use

Minor: Gun violence and Homophobia

amyreadstoomuch's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

Beautiful prose and very reflective and emotional themes, but I felt like there wasn’t enough plot/story for me to latch on to

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Homophobia, Car accident, and Death of parent