Marianna’s Reviews > The Emperor of Gladness > Status Update

"He has become an employee and thus had obtained an eternal present, manifested only by his functional existence on a time card. He had no history because one was not required of him, and having no history also meant having no sadness. Instead, he was part of a workforce that fed people. He was America's fuel. And he was burning to be used, to be useful."
Ocean Vuong the poet you are