Reviews - The Emperor of Gladness

2.04k reviews for:

The Emperor of Gladness

Ocean Vuong

4.27 AVERAGE

tritt_'s review against another edition

5.0

emotional 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: Yes

uhohoh's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional 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: Yes

el1secaller's review against another edition

2.75

dark emotional sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sjl14's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional reflective sad tense 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

gw7's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Somehow as tiring to read as life is long. How can you rate life, even if you don't like it? Even if it's poetry?
There was something in those last few lines, though. I don't know what it was. We're together, aren't we? People. We help each other.

Unfortunately a very relatable story. And if my home was America, this would feel like home.