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Ocean Vuong: On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous (Hardcover, 2019, Penguin Press) 4 stars

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'

2 stars

For a book that is so intimate in detail it felt very superficial to me. I never connected with the characters or their pain. They just did not feel real to me. I could not relate.

It was okay. It was mostly a miss for me. Some people might be able to enjoy and appreciate this type of writing. Me, not so much.