The Most Beautiful Book Title I’ve Ever Read

Some titles describe. Some titles intrigue. And then, some titles don’t just name a book—they whisper a feeling.

For me, the most beautiful of them all is

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

by Ocean Vuong

I picked up this book following Andrew Garfield's book recommendations. When I first heard/saw this title, I was like, wow! Hmm...

While I may not like the book as much (I mean, my favorites are other books), the title of this one tops all else I’ve read. I just want to appreciate it by making a blog post about it. It's a title that holds love, grief, beauty, and brevity—all at once. It doesn’t ask for attention. It deserves it.

And a few others that live rent-free in my head (some of these may not be what you call beautiful, but I just like them):

To Kill a Mockingbird
The Book Thief
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Howl’s Moving Castle
The Catcher in the Rye
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
The Bell Jar
Never Let Me Go
Piranesi
Beloved
The Time Traveler's Wife
And Then There Were None
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
Life, the Universe and Everything
Letters to a Young Poet
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead

The God of Small Things

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Which one stays with you? ~_~

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