The Emperor of Gladness - BOOK CLUB

“To be alive and try to be a decent person, and not turn into anything big or grand, that's the hardest thing of all. You think being president is hard? Ha. Don't you see that every president becomes a millionaire after he leaves office? If you can be nobody, and stand on your own two feet for as long as I have, that's enough. Look at my girl, all that talent and for what, just to drown in Bud Light?" [...] "People don't know what's enough, Labas. That's their problem. They think they suffer, but they're really just bored. They don't eat enough carrots.”
- Ocean Vuong

Themes we are going to explore:

• Chosen family
• Grief and Resilience
• Generational Trauma
• The power of memory
• Beauty amidst despeair
• Working class America

Can I come without reading the book?
No.

Questions: TBA