julie’s Reviews > On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous > Status Update
julie
is on page 67 of 246
Honestly I don’t know what to think of this. You can really tell Ocean Voung is a poet through and through. But holy shit I feel like I’m not grasping everything he’s putting down and I feel stupid. Because I want to understand but I just can’t?Already having a hard time adapting and I feel like my brain is fried. Maybe I just like his poems more?
— Jun 20, 2026 04:27PM
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julie
is on page 219 of 246
I’m so conflicted with this. He’s a good writer and he knows it, but his writing feels so shapeless? There’s not one consistent way of writing and I don’t like the stream of consciousness thing he does. And also please stop talking about fucking and having your boyfriend ram into you when your grandma is actively dying. Time and place please.
— Jul 14, 2026 05:52PM
julie
is on page 130 of 246
This is absolutely too much. Because why am I expecting a heartfelt emotional coming of age story and Ocean is writing about fucking, but not really, but fucking some guy and his cockslit. LIKE STOP PLEASE. it just gets to a point. I feel like there are too many loose ends and he spends 30 pages writing about “fake” fucking his not so boyfriend IN A LETTER TO HIS DECEASED MOM.
— Jun 26, 2026 04:25AM