Reviews tagging 'Dementia'

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

84 reviews

fkshg8465's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

 OMG. I wished so much for this book to go on and on forever, because I think it’s pretty obvious how it will eventually end, and I desperately wanted it to keep going - for him to keep going - for me to keep going. I felt like there were parts of the protagonist that were mirrors of how I feel about me some days, and I really needed him to save me. Be forewarned. Tons of triggers. Blown away by this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Medical content, Rape, Grief, Blood, Car accident, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Physical abuse, Self harm, Bullying, Vomit, Death of parent, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Torture, and Violence

alexjones_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

1.5

beautiful writing but the book could've been shortened if Yanagihara had been supportive of therapy.

also, I looked on loads of CW lists of this book and no one seemed to mention sex trafficking which was odd 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Vomit, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, and Torture

Moderate: Physical abuse, Body horror, Addiction, Blood, Pedophilia, Chronic illness, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Eating disorder, Grief, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Child death, Dementia, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Car accident, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Drug use, and Racial slurs

this is the longest time I've ever had to spend on a trigger warnings list

annie_arya's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

5.0

Lo consiglio? No. 
O almeno solo se veramente, dopo una grande riflessione ve la sentite (io ci ho messo 2 anni). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Vomit, Drug abuse, Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Dementia, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Violence, Gaslighting, Grief, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Suicide, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Alcohol

oddgreyhound's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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

3.75

read the trigger warnings.. it’s a good book, but it can be really hard to read, so don’t force yourself through it. 
It has hills and valleys, and more of one than another, but it made me love the characters. It’s long, but i think it’s not too long. fitting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Addiction, Death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Pedophilia, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Blood, Dementia, Violence, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Car accident, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, and Drug use

mareikeeve's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Kidnapping, Medical content, Grief, Pedophilia, Violence, Vomit, Chronic illness, Dementia, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Addiction, Car accident, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Abandonment, Blood, Child abuse, and Child death

honey_pie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.5

This book was a hard read. I kept thinking "surely it can't get worse" and somehow I was always proven wrong. that being said, it was also beautifully written and amazing despite being heartbreaking

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Drug abuse, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Blood, Car accident, Medical content, Self harm, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Torture, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Dementia and Cancer

Read this book with a lot of caution and make sure you know the content warnings before going into it

chadcloete's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

It's the best book I've read in a very very long time. Devistating, but worth it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Child death, Addiction, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Violence, Vomit, Body horror, Car accident, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Dementia, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Body shaming, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Eating disorder, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Trafficking, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Abandonment

jamiejanae_6's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Biphobia, Bullying, Dysphoria, Grief, Medical trauma, Rape, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Car accident, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Medical content, Self harm, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Addiction, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death of parent, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Ableism, Child death, Toxic friendship, Violence, Torture, and Terminal illness

jaidenjarmosco's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Ableism, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Stalking, Torture, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Grief, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Blood, Body horror, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Sexual harassment, Medical content, Sexual violence, Violence, and Vomit

rhyzkneez's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Suicide, Cursing, Rape, Self harm, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Grief, and Medical trauma