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A review by jasminawithab
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
imo there was absolutely no need for that many explicit sex scenes and its the main reason I'm not rating it higher. the writing in the sex scenes honestly felt like a wattpad fanfic and it felt so out of place next to the rest of the books stunning poetic, flowery language.
the book is set in 3 parts; part one was the best and its the part i resonated with the most (i cried multiple times cause i did not expect to be seen like that). I think you could remove most, if not all, of part 2 and the book would not be any different. Part 3 was fine but it felt disjointed at times.
the book is set in 3 parts; part one was the best and its the part i resonated with the most (i cried multiple times cause i did not expect to be seen like that). I think you could remove most, if not all, of part 2 and the book would not be any different. Part 3 was fine but it felt disjointed at times.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Racism, Sexual content, and Colonisation
Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Homophobia
Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia