He has a very similar list of terrible sentences as you have and then he concludes that it basically doesn't matter. Vuong is for some reason beyond reproach. But you have a bit of Garnerism as well! Too much credit to Vuong. And for that matter too much credit to Lepore whose critique could be far more incisive.
So much every week! Crazy! Keep it up
Yeah, what's really shocking is to read Dwight Garner on Ocean Vuong - https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/27/books/review-on-earth-were-briefly-gorgeous-ocean-vuong.html
He has a very similar list of terrible sentences as you have and then he concludes that it basically doesn't matter. Vuong is for some reason beyond reproach. But you have a bit of Garnerism as well! Too much credit to Vuong. And for that matter too much credit to Lepore whose critique could be far more incisive.