In the spirit of Jay Beaman, my favorite thing is the last thing that blew my mind. Returning to Ocean Vuong after first reading his writing in my junior year of high school, not remembering anything other than his name, was refreshing. It felt familiar but not predictable, comfortable. I’m often emotionally shaken by books, and this was no exception. Vuong’s prose is gripping and beautiful in the purest sense of the word.

Briefly Gorgeous is the most beautiful thing I have ever read.