The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong

4.54 AVERAGE

nathansnook's review

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

vlog to come..

small people.

small places.

sometimes the quietest of moments can be the most devastating.

vuong returns with loose prose with themes of labor and consumption to make sense of a capitalist america by way of unlikely people and unlikely connections. harmony exists in unseen parts of us soil and here it is like a little postcard..

isla_monique's review

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reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Complicated

3.0

Long read and quite exhausting.

scapuzzoreads's review

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dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

pranceworthy's review

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emotional funny inspiring reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

oceanonyourskin's review

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dark emotional inspiring reflective sad

5.0

cwhelan's review

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adventurous emotional hopeful

5.0

Just fabulous

dmahanty's review

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

lawilson917's review

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emotional reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

samantaned's review

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dark emotional sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

sydnikreps's review

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challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0