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A review by kinghungry
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
5.0
I’m sorry I keep saying How are you? when I really mean Are you happy?
Honestly one of the most beautiful novels I've ever read. I loved how intimate the writing was, the second person storytelling, the way it muddied together past/present/future, how the narrative was able to simultaneously exist in multiple places at the same time: Hartford, Vietnam, Virginia, his childhood home, the barn, the fields, the trailer.
The kind of book you finish and think "damn, who knew the English language was capable of this."
Not a straightforward read by any means but I loved the journey.
Honestly one of the most beautiful novels I've ever read. I loved how intimate the writing was, the second person storytelling, the way it muddied together past/present/future, how the narrative was able to simultaneously exist in multiple places at the same time: Hartford, Vietnam, Virginia, his childhood home, the barn, the fields, the trailer.
The kind of book you finish and think "damn, who knew the English language was capable of this."
Not a straightforward read by any means but I loved the journey.