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

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

4.75

I am in love with this novel. It is lush; it is full of evocative imagery and just so beautifully melancholic. It is the best prose poetry I have read in a while. I underlined so many sentences and often found myself lingering on certain paragraphs, reading them over and over again, because that’s how amazing the language in this is. Although there is a plot, I would not recommend this to someone who wants a fast and action-heavy read. But if you want something slower, something emotional, this is going to be spot-on.
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