"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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