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A review by nono_dont
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
3.0
Hmm I have... a lot of thoughts.
I think immediately upon completion, I wanted to give this like a 3-3.5 more so of a rating. But I’ll give it the benefit of the own doubt that perhaps I am miscalculating my entire experience. The story is raw and haunting yet sometimes too pressured — so much that often times, I feel like I know which parts are memoirs while others are clearly works of fiction that Ocean Vuong wrote in. Now I know in FACT that I actually don’t know which is true or false as I am not the writer. But there are some aspects and details with characters and recollections that just FEEL more experimental than others. There’s no doubt that his poetry is grounded and spectacular, but as a novel — as a mean to share a story of this nature — I’m not sure it holds up. BUT I still recommend. Again maybe just not for me the same way Such a Fun Age wasn’t quite for me either.
Also my own note: I haven’t read fiction for my own pleasure in like,,,,, an awfully long time lol so I have a feeling I’m just not in the right ~groove~ yet either and need to explore more genres to find my niche.
I think immediately upon completion, I wanted to give this like a 3-3.5 more so of a rating. But I’ll give it the benefit of the own doubt that perhaps I am miscalculating my entire experience. The story is raw and haunting yet sometimes too pressured — so much that often times, I feel like I know which parts are memoirs while others are clearly works of fiction that Ocean Vuong wrote in. Now I know in FACT that I actually don’t know which is true or false as I am not the writer. But there are some aspects and details with characters and recollections that just FEEL more experimental than others. There’s no doubt that his poetry is grounded and spectacular, but as a novel — as a mean to share a story of this nature — I’m not sure it holds up. BUT I still recommend. Again maybe just not for me the same way Such a Fun Age wasn’t quite for me either.
Also my own note: I haven’t read fiction for my own pleasure in like,,,,, an awfully long time lol so I have a feeling I’m just not in the right ~groove~ yet either and need to explore more genres to find my niche.