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A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

116 reviews

fiifarts's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

It took me so long to read this because of its reputation of being devastatingly sad and yuuUuup it was definitely that. but it was also really beautiful 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Self harm, Pedophilia, Car accident, Medical content, Blood, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Mental illness, and Suicide

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Ableism, Outing, Injury/Injury detail, and Stalking

Minor: Torture

mollyjoy__'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

2.0

This book was just so awful and the reading experience incredibly draining. If you are looking to read A Little Life, which I personally would not recommend, I would strongly urge people to thoroughly explore the trigger warnings before picking up this book. While reading the book I became aware of some of the authors comments about mental health and therapy which I found extremely unsettling. It seemed some plot points were for the sake of being shocking or like they were intended to be seriously triggering. This book will stay with me for a long time and I’m certain I’ll never pick it up again

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Violence, Suicide, Grief, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Child abuse

Moderate: Abandonment

cnorman4405's review against another edition

challenging 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

4.75

Make sure your therapist is available 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Bullying, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Self harm, Vomit, Mental illness, Blood, Dysphoria, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Trafficking, Violence, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Classism, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Toxic relationship, and Stalking

Absolutely beautiful, heartbreaking, and traumatic

18ksmith's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Medical content, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Death, Gore, Kidnapping, Violence, Mental illness, Rape, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Body shaming, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, and Grief

Moderate: Dementia, Ableism, and Drug abuse

Minor: Homophobia

lanel80's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Confinement, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Rape, and Trafficking

mennaesque's review against another edition

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

don’t read this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Self harm, Stalking, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Ableism, Suicide, Blood, Child death, Classism, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Rape, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Death, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, and Suicidal thoughts

drkng31's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

5.0

Mi-a luat un pic peste o lună sa citesc cartea asta, și nu pentru că nu e bine scrisa, ba dimpotrivă, însă e greu sa ai drive sa te arunci in fiecare zi într-o poveste in care totul se învârte în jurul suferinței, și în care indiferent cât de bine se așează lucrurile în exterior, tot nu se găsește un echilibru. 
O recomand? Da!
Mi-a plăcut? Nu! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Bullying, Child abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Grief, Rape, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Slavery, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Stalking, Death, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Medical trauma, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, and Car accident

Minor: Drug use, Vomit, and Addiction

evieold's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Not a book I could recommend when people asked as it is full of every trauma you could ever imagine.  My heart breaks for all the characters throughout and I had to put it down towards the end (those who have read it will know the point I am talking about) to steel myself emotionally to finish.  However, it is the most comprehensive and deep character development I have ever read in a book and truly describes what it is to love and have lost,  and what I can only imagine it is like to live with such deep trauma.  

Not a fan of trauma for traumas sake as so many brand this genre and books like ‘My Year Of Rest And Relaxation’, but this does not compare as it has a deeper level of truth, of a real life.  

A true masterpiece of what to live a life is like, and the emotions, contradictions, and trauma which can come with it.  A book, although painful, I will read many times more, and that is saying something from someone who does not reread books often if at all. 

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Content Warnings

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

theresa_timber's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

Never has a book so utterly and completely shattered my heart. I simultaneously want to recommend this book to everyone capable of handling it, while also burying it deep inside a safe cushioned capsule where nothing bad will happen to the characters ever again.

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Content Warnings

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

rayinbooks's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

5.0

Never read anything like this in my 24 years of existence. This is perhaps the only book which made me physically get up from my seat and take deep breaths before I could actually grasp the contents of the pages I had just read. Even though it moved me, I would probably not recommend it to anyone I know, considering how traumatic it gets as the book traverses.
That being said, if I could muster the strength to read it all over again, I would.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Self harm, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Chronic illness, Death, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Grief, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Sexual harassment, Medical content, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

Moderate: Drug use, Eating disorder, Addiction, Stalking, Torture, Drug abuse, Excrement, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Bullying, and Toxic relationship