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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

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Ocean Vuong

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July 30, 2019 Annie C says:
I felt like I was being pushed and pulled through another person's memories, witnessing both the ugly and the beautiful. Stunning and devastating.
A letter from a son to a mother who cannot read reveals the impact of the Vietnam War on their family history and provides a view into parts of the son's life that his mother has never known.
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Annie C

I'm an adult services librarian who loves world-building and learning something new from the books I read. My reading list is usually full of comics, graphic novels, sci-fi, fantasy, science and historical nonfiction and any cookbook with great photos. Outside of the library, I enjoy late night baking, watching soccer and sinking hours into videogames.

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