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

dark reflective sad tense medium-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? No

4.75

This was a much harder read emotionally than I anticipated it but it is a really good book. Poetic, harsh, honest. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual content, Cancer, Abortion, Drug use, Violence, Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Toxic relationship, and War

Moderate: Bullying, Terminal illness, Emotional abuse, Animal death, and Domestic abuse