Lavinia reviewed On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous is a letter from a son to a mother who …
Review of "On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous" on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
I was totally captivated by the language in this book. It's beautiful, lyrical and powerful. It's a language of destruction and possession. At the same time, it becomes an attempt to break free, a lighthouse searching for a way forward. Linguistically the book is absolutely phenomenal.