Reviews

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

miabobea's review against another edition

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? Yes

3.5

mulderitsme's review against another edition

dark reflective sad fast-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

5.0

carolin_wendt's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

2.5

gracemuelle's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

it was a little hard for me to follow along with the poetry sometimes but that’s just my own issue. i did really enjoy this book tho and learned a lot about vietnam from it.

daumari's review against another edition

5.0

Words to say to family who will never see them

Lyrical debut, memoir-like in dealing with generational traumas.

I read this on the kindle app, so unfortunately I was inconsistent in steady reading so next time, I'll try to not have month long gaps between sessions.

ashleysmith9's review against another edition

emotional sad 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? It's complicated

3.75

emilyjaco25's review against another edition

4.0

“I’m not telling you a story so much as a shipwreck -- the pieces floating, finally legible.”

eleos01's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse

Moderate: Cancer, Cannibalism, Racism, Bullying, Death, Animal cruelty, War, Xenophobia, Animal death, Child abuse, Excrement, and Homophobia

abhaykrishnanr's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

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

3.5

dcsilbertrust's review against another edition

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? Yes

4.0