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A review by imrereads
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
3.0
I get why people love this book so much. Vuong writes beautifully and emotionally. Yet, I struggled. This was my third attempt reading, and I decided to l give it a last chance because the audio book was narrated by the author. It definitely helped me to listen to hos voice. It helped me "get it" more. Still, I did struggle with it even so. I think it's the jumbled timeline that get pulling me out when I got really absorbed. Still, a good book and I'm glad I got through it in the end.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, War, Xenophobia, Medical trauma, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Homophobia, and Racism