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

dark informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

I was not expecting sex scenes let alone the ones as graphic as the ones in the book. Beautiful writing that sometimes goes too long. But makes me excited to read the author’s poetry. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Addiction, Death, Grief, and Mental illness

Moderate: Racial slurs, Homophobia, War, Terminal illness, Abortion, Death of parent, Bullying, Child abuse, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Domestic abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

The sex scenes are not in there for fun. Nothing romantic about it. I skimmed or skipped over them because they were just hard to read.

the sex scenes portray internalized homophobia and really are on thin ice about consent.