"[4] Michiko Kakutani, writing for The New York Times, said that the collection "beautifully attests to Mr. Vuong’s own ability to use the magic of words to summon and preserve the past".

[1] Claire Schwartz, in The Georgia Review, said: "one reason Vuong’s debut collection Night Sky with Exit Wounds feels so exquisite, so necessary, is that he offers another way to hold the present moment.

"[7] Eric Nguyen, in Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network's diaCRITICS, wrote: "For all we have ruined—with wars, domestic abuse, homophobia, racism, etc—Vuong is still hopeful; this is precisely why he’s the poet we need now more than ever.

"[8] Christopher Soto, writing for Lambda Literary, said "Ocean Vuong is a formally inventive, thematically brave, emotionally intelligent poet, so worthy of the reader’s trust.

"[10] Dan Lopez, writing for The Los Angeles Review of Books, said that "But for all his laments, Vuong holds out hope for a life that isn’t defined by fear.