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

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.75

The first 2 parts were just beautiful and I was sure it’s going to be a 5 star read. But part 3 got too metaphorical and in some places random, I had no idea what was happening. Also there were some VERY disturbing scenes that haunted me for days. Overall the writing is obviously gorgeous and the book gives you a lot to think about, but it’s heavy and sad and graphic. 
I don’t know how to rate it to be honest, I loved it as much as I wanted to unread some parts. I guess the first two parts were 5 stars, the third one was 3. So.. I rate this 4, but I have no idea if that’s what I really think. 
Updt: it’s been 2 weeks and I’ve been thinking about this book every day.. so I definitely loved it way more than I thought I did 
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