Episode 28: Fiction Is The Lie That Helps Us Understand The Truth - On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

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On this side of the Northern Hemisphere January is one of the darkest and coldest periods in the year.
In honour of that, the wheel and Rebecca's taste in literature decided against any chance of uplifting anyone out of this gloomy time and drove us further into the dark with this month's pick. On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong, is an intensely sombre novel about the failures of communication and learning to survive among monsters.
Yet, there is a candle lit to guide us and it is the love the main character, Little Dog, is able to accept and receive despite everything.
I'm not crying, you're crying.
So please, grab your sad girl starter packs and join us in this emotional journey which takes us from Vietnam, to the USA, and back again.
This podcast includes topics may not be suitable for everyone. This particular novel has a number of triggers that we may be discussing or briefly touching upon. The full list of trigger warnings is available on TheStoryGraph.
DISCLAIMER: THIS IS NOT A SPOILER-FREE PODCAST.
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Novel: On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
Intro and outro music: Esteban del Pino - Darlington Products
Book summary music: Forget - Lesfm
Episode title quote from "The Things We Carried" by Tim O'Brien