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A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

120 reviews

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

birdghosting's review

challenging dark emotional 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 is a book that will stay with you for a very long time, for better or for worse. It seems you either love or hate this book, and I came out loving it (even though I ugly cried through over 20% of it—and it's a long book).

As someone who usually reads fantasy and not much set in the real world, I could not put this book down once I got past the introductory section. It was very easy for me to get attached to Jude, who the entire book revolves around (I didn't even realize when starting that this is mainly his story). I was rooting for him the entire way through, desperately wanting to know more about him at each turn as it would offer me something new as a treat.

The characters all felt like they lived real and true lives, and written to perfectly match how you're meant to feel about them in that moment. Even certain characters who I loved the whole way through made errors that I hated reading about, thought to myself that I wouldn't forgive someone doing that to me—and that's life. The relationships everyone has with each other, not just with Jude, are the strongest part of the book.

I'm not used to reading such long prose, but it was very enjoyable. I did have several moments where I would start reading one sentence and get lost among the different branching off thoughts and ideas the single sentence goes through, and I'd have to return to the beginning of the sentence to remember what it was meant to be about. This would also happen with chapters, which would sometimes go into a completely different topic than where we first started before finally circling back around. There was also a lot of academic and legal talk that made me wish I were going back to university, and I didn't have a good mind map of the locations and geography talked about, which makes me curious if someone who knows New York well would be able to picture it clearly.

I think about this story at least once a day.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Child abuse, Stalking, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Self harm, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Grief, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Dysphoria, Forced institutionalization, Terminal illness, Drug abuse, Torture, Drug use, Gaslighting, Blood, Toxic friendship, Kidnapping, and Medical content

Minor: Transphobia, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Classism, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

abigaildolan's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Eating disorder, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Stalking, Vomit, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

paulinskiii's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

4.75

The book is incredibly written but sometimes boarders at trauma-porn. It shows everything and is sometimes frustrating to read because you love the characters and they struggle so much. All that is just because it is such a moving story and so well written. I kinda hate and love Hanya Yanagihara because she definitely did not make me cry „a little“ but multiple times. She created characters you can only care about and learn a lot from. That said it’s not for the faint hearted and I only recommend readying it when you’re emotionally stable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Mental illness, Violence, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Blood, Self harm, Sexual violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Suicide, Eating disorder, Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, Grief, Addiction, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Self harm, Grief, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abandonment, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Rape, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Body horror, Child death, Physical abuse, and Gore

Minor: Infidelity and Infertility

maximauve's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

Please never read this book. It is beautifully written. So many characters are so full of love. But, dear reader, you do not deserve the pain. Please, please, do not harm yourself this way. Especially if you struggle with sexual trauma and/or self-harm. Please. Please do not read this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Death, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Self harm, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Violence, Addiction, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, Torture, Car accident, Medical content, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Abandonment, Blood, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Eating disorder, and Stalking

sisirasage's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

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

0.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Mental illness, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Death, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Self harm, Sexual violence, Stalking, Body shaming, Trafficking, Body horror, Biphobia, Drug abuse, Sexual harassment, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Toxic friendship, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Car accident, Gaslighting, Gore, Sexual assault, Grief, Homophobia, and Sexual content

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