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A review by dylanlouise
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
challenging
emotional
reflective
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
5.0
Loved this. So touching especially if you are connected to/the child of immigrants. The queer love was such an honest, amazing, touch and the sections from the author's childhood were immersive and important. The writing was obviously beautiful and I really enjoyed that he never strayed from the letter format. I talked to a friend who brought up that a lot of it wasn't very direct, but I don't think you can be direct when writing to an immigrant mom about trauma and childhood. I see parallels in my own life with an immigrant mom and would recommend this to almost anyone.
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Sexual content, Grief, and Death of parent