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I read Night Sky With Exit Wounds by Ocean Vuong

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Night Sky with Exit Wounds by Ocean Vuong My rating: 5 of 5 stars This was a fantastic experience. I am a huge fan of Ocean Vuong's work. The way he works with language and its relation with the body fascinates me every time I get through his writing. Every poem was worth starting over as soon as it was finished. Five stars! View all my reviews

I read On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

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“What were you before you met me?" "I think I was drowning" "And what are you now?" "Water"   ― Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous   Hello everybody, and welcome back to my blog. Today, I want to share one of the most beautiful books I have ever read and advance a little more on the story of my reading journey. As I mentioned in my previous post, I read Identity by Milan Kundera and Choke by Chuck Palahniuk ; I am looking into reading authors that I am familiar with and have already read before. The idea was that going through previously known writers would be a way to make sure I would finish the book. However, the reason I chose to read this one was a little different. In my first post on this blog, My Journey as a Reader , I mentioned how finding the BookTube and Indie Writer’s community on YouTube, both filled with so many people passionate about reading, did make me feel like literature, and the love