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MAGGIE ✧
is on page 290 of 402
the last 71 pages,,,,, nuh uh. Why am I crying in a public library and why did Scott Street by Phoebe Bridgers start playing at the perfect scene bruh leave me alone 😔😔
— Jul 18, 2026 01:56PM
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MAGGIE ✧
is on page 180 of 402
something about Ocean Vuong is he’ll have a scene set in his past but also look into the future, like the way he plays with the ‘linearity’ of time in his works — EXQUISITE
— Jul 16, 2026 12:25PM
MAGGIE ✧
is on page 155 of 402
A lot of meaning-making themes in this, god I love it. There’s something spontaneous and true-to-life about what Ocean Vuong writes
— Jul 14, 2026 01:04PM
MAGGIE ✧
is on page 25 of 402
One of the things I’ve noticed about reading Ocean Vuong is that I can’t really annotate as I read. I just keep reading because his words keep carving and whittling images that build and build.
— Jul 09, 2026 12:39PM