book club
This is the first novel that we read: On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, written by Ocean Vuong. The novel is written as a letter from a son to a mother who can not read. The main character, explores race, class, and the immigrant journey through the eyes of a first generation lens. On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous has themes of globalization, non-violence and war, human rights, and communication. I highly recommend for anyone.
Quotes:
"You're a mother, Ma. You're also a monster. But so am I--which is why I can't turn away from you. Which is why I have taken god's loneliest creation and put you inside it. Look."
"But it was stillness, I realize now, that I sought, not of her body, which kept ticking as she slept, but of her mind."
"To love something, then, is to name it after something so worthless it might be left untouched--and alive."
"'You have to find a way, Little Dog,' you said into my hair. 'You have to because I don't have the English to help you...'"