On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

From Book Trigger Warnings
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
Cover of On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
Author(s) Ocean Vuong
Published June 4, 2019
Publisher Penguin Press
Genre(s) Contemporary Fiction
Age group Adult


On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong is an adult contemporary novel, originally published on June 4, 2019.

Trigger Warnings

  • Addiction
  • Animal violence
  • Bullying
  • Cancer
  • Death (grandparent)
  • Drug use
  • Homophobia (including slurs)
  • Parental abuse
  • Racism
  • Sexual assault
  • Trauma
  • War (past)

Representation

An asterisk (*) indicates that the author openly identifies with that identity.

  • Vietnamese-American gay main character
  • Vietnamese* characters
  • Queer* characters

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