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

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

3.0

oh i wish i liked this better... 
don't get me wrong, as a whole, it's absolutely beautiful and dotted with linguistic gems & rich descriptions (notably of colors)
but they are nestled in between pages and pages of lyrical prose, word-play and never-ending metaphors that sometimes made me roll my eyes so far back I forgot to be touched  
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