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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

59 reviews

kashby's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use

Moderate: Addiction, Domestic abuse, and Xenophobia

Minor: Abortion, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Car accident, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Homophobia, Sexual content, and Vomit

sophhieee's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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

4.0

this is some of the best writing i’ve ever read, so i can’t tell you why it’s not a 5 star book for me.

i still really enjoyed it, but something was just off I DON’T KNOW

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death, Grief, Homophobia, and Xenophobia

Minor: Cursing, Excrement, Racial slurs, Racism, and Vomit

bodiesinbooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Grief, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Violence

Minor: Bullying, Car accident, and Vomit

kayleyhyde's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Racism

Moderate: Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, and Racial slurs

Minor: Car accident, Child death, Excrement, Vomit, and Cancer

bencaroline's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, and Sexual content

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Cancer, Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Homophobia, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Vomit, and Xenophobia

Minor: Infidelity, Religious bigotry, and Transphobia

War, sex work

ocean's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Car accident, Death, Sexism, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Vomit, Xenophobia, Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Addiction, Abortion, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Excrement, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Blood, Bullying, Cancer, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Grief, Confinement, Medical content, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse

dytiscusfriend's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

This book broke my heart open. On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous is a gift. This book is abundant and generous and personal and painful and achingly relevant. Ocean Vuong contextualizes so much and offers a poem composed of agony, delight, clarity, and connection.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Cancer, Confinement, Death, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Genocide, Grief, Homophobia, Medical content, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, and Transphobia

Moderate: Vomit

scherezade's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

In some ways, this book is greater than the sum of its parts. Parts of the book dragged or were simply so intensely lyrical and abstract, I got a bit lost, but so much of the prose is so stunning and moving, it takes your breath away. I think this is a book worth rereading at various stages of your life. I'm glad to have read of it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Excrement, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, and Xenophobia

v171's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

 This was a quick read, but incredibly insightful and thought provoking. I was expecting a heartfelt recollection of memories of the author's mother, but there was so much more. I was surprised at the thick, almost tangible nostalgia the author conveyed through their descriptions of their adolescence in Hartford. But I found the story shined brightest during the parts about the author's complex relationship with his family.

With that being said, there were moments where the narrative felt weak and fractured. I found myself skimming through the parts that were more monologuing than insightful. Overall, a good read that I would recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Cancer, Death, Dementia, Excrement, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, and Vomit