Rita's Updates en-US Thu, 19 Jun 2025 14:01:30 -0700 60 Rita's Updates 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg Review7109769565 Thu, 19 Jun 2025 14:01:30 -0700 <![CDATA[Rita added 'The Emperor of Gladness']]> /review/show/7109769565 The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong Rita gave 4 stars to The Emperor of Gladness (Hardcover) by Ocean Vuong
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Comment291885019 Thu, 19 Jun 2025 14:00:36 -0700 <![CDATA[Rita commented on Fernanda's review of The Emperor of Gladness]]> /review/show/7434517827 Fernanda's review of The Emperor of Gladness
by Ocean Vuong

Agree completely with your thoughts, especially the strong start and drifting middle. ]]>
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The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong
"The Emperor of Gladness was a bumpy ride. The beginning was strong and I immediately recognized the beautiful, poetic prose that made me fall in love with Vuong’s writing, but then the middle part hit and I started to feel adrift, like it wasn’t going anywhere. At last the ending arrived to conclude what is ultimately a very good book.
It isn’t comparable to On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous, which I consider to be the perfect novel, and my biggest mistake was expecting it to be. If it was by any other author I would sing praises about this book, but as I was hoping for more it ended up not living up to my too high expectations.
It is devastating and raw, depicting the sad but sometimes also beautiful, reality. The bond Hai and Grazina form left me in tears many times and made me reflect about life just as much. I’m very grateful Ocean Vuong chose to gift the world with another novel, and I urge everyone to read it as soon as possible."
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A Short Stay in Hell by Steven L. Peck
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Review7582080084 Mon, 19 May 2025 09:58:12 -0700 <![CDATA[Rita added 'Anxiously Attached: Becoming More Secure in Life and Love']]> /review/show/7582080084 Anxiously Attached by Jessica Baum LMHC Rita gave 4 stars to Anxiously Attached: Becoming More Secure in Life and Love (Hardcover) by Jessica Baum LMHC
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