#onearthwerebrieflygorgeous

[forlornpariahs]

“I don't know how to love my friends in a way friend loves a friend; I only love them like they're part of me, like a parent loves their child;

with a fear they'll fell off a bike, with a fear they'll cut themselves out as they grow apart

and if they throw rocks at you, you'll still be a mother, you'll still lick their wounds, and you'll still cry alone behind closed doors

maybe that's a definition of a bad parent, but all I know is that I've been a parent my whole life; and I wish you had a better friend.

and I wish you had a better mother.”

[Butavka // bekysfairy]

[raghdaamhmd]

I’ve been trying to finish that book since last year and so far I’m like halfway through with it. It has some of those heavy themes that make you relate to a book and unable to finish it in one sitting at the same time. I love how it tackles generational trauma and identity loss through random flashbacks that make you go: “Oh, I get why they behaved that way”. I feel like I annotated it a lot because of how relatable these quotes are despite the cultural differences. #bookstagramhay #bookblogger #bookreview #bookcommunity #bookphotography #bookstagram #onearthwerebrieflygorgeous #oceanvuong #reading #readersofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpx0gDytCy1/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[melancholic-academia]

That time, in third grade, with the help of Mrs. Callahan, my ESL teacher, I read the first book that I loved, a children's book called "Thunder Cake" by Patricia Polacco. In the story, when a girl and her grandmother spot a storm brewing on the green horizon, instead of shuttering the windows or nailing boards on the doors, they set out to bake a cake. I was unmorred by this act, it's precarious yet bold refusal of common sense. As Mrs. Callahan stood behind me, her mouth at my ear, I was pulled deeper into the current of language . The story unfurled, it's storm rolled in as she spoke, then rolled in once more as i repeated the words. To bake a cake in the eye of a storm; to feed yourself sugar on the cusp of danger.

-Ocean Vuong, On Earth we're briefly gorgeous

[queerchoicesblog]

🇬🇧 ...Because I never said I would post just one quote 🙄 --------------- 🇮🇹 ...Perché non ho mai detto che avrei postato solo una citazione 🙄 * * * * #bookchallenge2021 #oceanvuong #onearthwerebrieflygorgeous #bookquotes #quotes #booklover #bookstagram #bookaddict https://www.instagram.com/p/CL14Nftncf7/?igshid=1mzd9pntuogei

[bibliobethblog]

Hello everyone and hope you’re having or have had a good weekend. It’s #alphaauthorstack day created by the fabulous @puellalegit and today I have four books for you where the author’s surname begins with V: On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous - Ocean Vuong Little Disasters - Sarah Vaughan The Librarian - Salley Vickers Miss Garnet’s Angel - Salley Vickers Is it cheating that I have two books by Vickers on the stack? 😂 All these books are still on my TBR but I hope to get to the Vuong quite soon as I’ve heard great things! Let me know your thoughts on any of these books or authors! Come and have a chat in the comments. #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookstagramchallenge #bookstack #tbrpile #booksineedtoread #lovemybooks📚 #onearthwerebrieflygorgeous #oceanvuong #littledisasters #sarahvaughan #thelibrarian #salleyvickers #missgarnetsangel #booksimexcitedabout https://www.instagram.com/p/CSCs1tqABmr/?utm_medium=tumblr

[engr-hyde]

"I am writing because they told me to never start a sentence with because. But I wasn't trying to make a sentence—I was trying to break free. Because freedom, I am told, is nothing but the distance between the hunter and its prey."

-Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

[readwithananya]

'' They say nothing lasts forever but they're just scared it will last longer than they can love it ''

- From the book 'On earth we're briefly gorgeous' by Ocean Vuong

[adayinbookland]

May 31st, 2020 || MAY READING WRAP-UP📚 . Here are all the books I read in May. The majority of my reads were written by Asian authors due to the Asian readathon. I have post mini-reviews here for some of them and also on my instagram if you fancy having a look. Some of the books I read were ebooks and since my e-reader died on me and I'm too lazy to charge it, they are not pictured. . 🌿The Complete Chi's Sweet Home, Part 1 by Konami Kanata (8/10). 🌿All Among the Barley by Melissa Harrison (8/10). 🌿The Beast Player by Nahoko Uehashi (6.5/10). 🌿The Map of Salt & Stars by Zeyn Joukhadar (DNF). 🌿The Magical Language of Others by E.J. Koh (8.5/10). 🌿Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer (7/10). 🌿Emma by Jane Austen (a reread - 8/10). 🌿Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park Hong (9/10). 🌿On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong (5.5/10). 🌿A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry (9.5/10). 🌿How Much of These Hills Is Gold by C.Pam Zhang (7/10). . Of the ebooks, I have purchased a physical copy for All Among the Barley, The Magical Language of Others and Minor Feelings after reading them because they were that good. How was your reading this month? • • • #readingwrapup #mayreads #asianreadathon #graphicnovels #literaryfiction #thecompletechissweethome #allamongthebarley #thebeastplayer #intothinair #emma #janeausten #englishliterature #onearthwerebrieflygorgeous #afinebalance #themapofsaltandstars #themagicallanguageofothers #minorfeelings #howmuchofthesehillsisgold #stackofbooks #recentlyread #adayinbooklandreviews #pileofbooks #unitedbookstagram #fortheloveofreading #bookloversunite https://www.instagram.com/p/CA2gRY7q9sc/?igshid=if5bfhoteq3j

[bunyip92]

🔊 and also ➡️ we've got a live one boys this one's gonna hurt my feelings i can TELL ## 'On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous' by Ocean Vuong #onearthwerebrieflygorgeous #bookstagram #igbooks #whattoread #bookreview #igreads #booksofinstagram #bookish #booklove https://www.instagram.com/p/B14spvqnFlg/?igshid=stasne3a3pcb

[whattheysaid]

Sometimes you are erased before you are given the choice of stating who you are.

Ocean Vuong, On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous

[starkwillendurestone]

The top 5 books I read this year. Cheers to another year (and decade) of fantastic stories and the discussions they create. To the surprise of exactly no one, #TheSongOfAchilles is 1. #Circe is 2. #OnEarthWereBrieflyGorgeous is 3. #Bloom is 4. #LittleFiresEverywhere is 5. https://www.instagram.com/p/B6vlBYQpWWf/?igshid=1dy3jouh7ausq

[boldbrewsbooksandbooze]

Currently reading: On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong.

Really digging this one so far. About halfway through. So nicely written.

[writingsandfandoms]

I was tagged by the amazing @went4word for the 7 books in 7 days challenge. This is book #4. No explanations. Just covers. If you have read this one, let me know. I’ll tag @breathwords today. • • #onearthwerebrieflygorgeous #oceanvuong #7booksin7days #bookstagram #bookworm #reading #gettoknowyourfollowers #goodread #novel https://www.instagram.com/p/B2rwPjilD7y/?igshid=1ek709i5hj1il

[melancholic-academia]

Because freedom I am told is nothing but the distance between the hunter and it's prey.

-Ocean Vuong, On Earth we're briefly gorgeous

[drfloundus]

365/40 8 of the 12 books i read in January 2022. For more bookish content you can always follow the links in my profile. #january2022 #january2022readingwrapup #readingwrapup #januaryreadingwrapup #latewrapup #booktube #bookstack #booktuber #onearthwerebrieflygorgeous #theicestorm #thehobbit #latergram #365photoproject #jan2022 #feb2022 #february2022 https://www.instagram.com/p/CbQeAFPJFGP/?utm_medium=tumblr

[engr-hyde]

"They say nothing lasts forever but they're just scared it will last longer than they can love it."

- Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous