A review by paperbackparker
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

The structure of this book became increasingly frustrating to me, but damn, did that ending ever make me cry.

Really don’t understand why descriptions of animal cruelty had to pop up so often though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, and Sexual content