masucolmusings 's review for:

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

4.5

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-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

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this made me simultaneously hopeful about life and despair my existence

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Violence, Death of parent, Dysphoria, War