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A review by bethmalena
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The writing was really beautiful at times. Poetic. But it wasn’t my kind of memoir… some of the reflections and metaphors felt forced, and some of the stories felt too raw and graphic.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, Excrement, Death of parent, and War