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The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong
5.0
challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I'm hesitant to give this five stars only because I'm comparing to Vuong's first novel. Compared to novels in general this is a clear five-star. Oh and of course calling salamanders lizards does take away from my overall rating.

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