Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

68 reviews

skyleetux's review against another edition

dark hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Chronic illness, Body shaming, Sexual harassment, Racial slurs, Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Dysphoria, Drug use, Suicide, Sexual violence, Self harm, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, Hate crime, Grief, Blood, Addiction, Vomit, Sexual content, Mental illness, Transphobia, Violence, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Child abuse, Bullying, and Body horror

jdraindavis's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

A piece of literature that completely devastes and enraptures. The detail in which you are thrust into the innermost traumas and struggles of the characters is unmatched. I will be processing this story for a long, long time. Exploring the themes of catastrophic grief, you are not given relief in this book. Be prepared to weep. I found myself getting frustrated with some of the plot when it focuses on the mundane, but then a tragic event would occur that would tie everything into the quotidian experiences. It was alike living another life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Torture, Violence, Abandonment, Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Child death, Drug use, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Racism, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Trafficking, and Vomit

lexiemartin878's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Cultural appropriation, Drug use, Rape, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Addiction, Drug abuse, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Child abuse, Blood, Chronic illness, Death, Gaslighting, Gore, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Bullying, Body shaming, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Torture, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Sexual content, Confinement, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

VEEY VERY heavy read trigger warnings before reading please please please

macpreeper's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book is amazing but devastating. The characters are like real fleshed out 3D people. 10/10 would read again but beware of the trigger warnings.  

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Content Warnings

Minor: Grief, Rape, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Chronic illness, Classism, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Self harm, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Racism, Torture, Violence, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Ableism, Physical abuse, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Trafficking, and Transphobia

floralfading's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

dont read this book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Body shaming, Pedophilia, Rape, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Car accident, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, and Child abuse

julianareynolds's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Body shaming, Child abuse, Rape, Toxic friendship, Grief, Addiction, Alcohol, Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Hate crime, Drug use, Dysphoria, Gaslighting, Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Car accident, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Alcoholism, Classism, Ableism, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, and Pedophilia

xuefrog's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Ableism, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Chronic illness, Cursing, Gore, Grief, Mental illness, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Death, Medical content, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual harassment, Violence, Alcohol, Car accident, Child abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, and Vomit

chomperpupper's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

I wanted to be in so much pain that i couldn't even cry anymore . I wanted to know that it's okay that you'll never heal and you're still good enough you'll still be loved. At this heart of it it's about the sense of community that every wounded person needs .

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Classism, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Acephobia/Arophobia, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Racial slurs, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Trafficking, Torture, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Medical trauma, Racism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, and Suicide attempt

litah's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

read if you want to cry

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Cultural appropriation, Confinement, Bullying, Blood, Alcoholism, Terminal illness, Sexual content, Racism, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Death, Classism, Child abuse, Car accident, Ableism, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Addiction, Hate crime, Grief, Gaslighting, Body shaming, Body horror, Alcohol, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Self harm, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Drug use, Abandonment, Vomit, Violence, Transphobia, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexism, Fire/Fire injury, Eating disorder, Drug abuse, and Domestic abuse

ephemeral_remi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Body shaming, Car accident, Death, Gore, Medical trauma, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Eating disorder, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Sexual content, and Violence