shathaty 's review for:

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

4.5

fast-paced

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"is that what art is? to be touched thinking what we feel is ours when, in the end, it was someone else, in longing, who finds us?"

this is one of the most beautifully written books i have ever read in my life. vuong's ability to spin words into gold and sentences into a melody is unlike anything i have seen before. the rawness and honesty he imbued into the narrative that felt like i was experiencing emotions miles below surface level. if our way of experiencing feelings is layered like the earth, vuong's writing stripped away the crust and mantle.