Lena’s Reviews > The Emperor of Gladness: A Novel > Status Update
Lena
is on page 31 of 416
kinda feeling like ocean vuong’s favorite verb in this book is “rinsed”
— Aug 08, 2026 11:17AM
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Lena
is on page 290 of 416
i feel like all my agony towards this book just hits with delayed impact like i’m gathering little bits of sadness as i go and then it swells with water suddenly and then im ruined
— 1 hour, 27 min ago
Lena
is on page 280 of 416
i continue to be devastated over and over by the smallness of the world. sony has my entire heart bc he reminds me of my brother
— 1 hour, 40 min ago
Lena
is on page 211 of 416
i think it’s so silly that the scenes set in the past are present tense but the scenes set in the present are in past tense
— 18 hours, 32 min ago
Lena
is on page 2 of 416
the contrast between ocean vuong’s writing style and sally rooney’s writing style is so funny
— Aug 06, 2026 06:39AM