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A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

45 reviews

caitlin_d89'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? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Take notes, they will help so much at first. It will say “he did” / “he said” but the POV changes up without notice so knowing the characters will keep you from being confused. Hard book to read since it’s so emotional but such a good read. I felt connected to the characters, almost like a friend by the end so you really feel their feels. Triggers! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Dysphoria, Blood, Ableism, Medical content, Gaslighting, Confinement, Body shaming, Abandonment, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Self harm, Torture, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Rape, Trafficking, Suicide, Mental illness, Gore, Domestic abuse, Chronic illness, Body horror, Incest, and Child abuse

Minor: Cancer, Car accident, Gaslighting, Addiction, Bullying, Gore, Biphobia, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Medical content, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Incest, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, and Kidnapping

libraryofsachi's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

1.0

This is miserable. My first thought upon finishing this was “what the fuck did I just read?! And why would anyone write this?”. There were some beautiful moments in this and I enjoyed the found family themes, but that was where it stopped. The trauma is overwhelming in this story. The author has stated numerous times that she wanted to create a character that NEVER gets better, which I think is important to understand going into this (and messed up!), as a book like this can be really damaging to read.

Poor Jude 😭 I feel so sorry for him. But I’m more annoyed at the author than sad. I think my main issue with this book is that it lacks sensitivity towards trauma survivors and sends a pretty harmful message suggesting you will never overcome your trauma - which I think is awful. I think the author exploits trauma more than she claims to explore it. This book doesn’t send out much of a positive message, there isn’t some huge resolution that leaves the reader feeling cathartic. Is this torture p*rn? I don’t know if that’s for me to decide but this book just seems unrealistic at times, like the author threw everything at the wall to see what would stick. I know some people find this book to be “real”, which I’m happy you do, but I found her torture of Jude relentless. Her portrayal of race and gender were a bit strange too.

What I’m choosing to take away from this book is that you really do need to treat everyone with kindness, because you have no idea what they may be going through. Sending lots of love to anyone reading this 💛

I ✨DO NOT✨ recommend this book. Do yourself a favour and don’t read this!!!!! I hate this. 🧍🏽‍♀️

My rating: 1/5 ⭐️

Also “nishihara syndrome”???? 😂

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm and Ableism

Moderate: Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Lesbophobia, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Violence, Drug use, Eating disorder, Transphobia, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

⚠️ Please see the trigger warnings for this book! ⚠️ There are some really sensitive topics and graphic scenes throughout it. Stating upfront that I don’t recommend this book to anyone!

laylamaethaila's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

4.5

This was an INCREDIBLY hard read. Yahnagihara is such a compelling, jaw dropping writer, and made me feel SO MUCH in like, 700 pages. -.5 for being a bit “trauma porn-y”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Eating disorder, Transphobia, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Death, Incest, Grief, Gaslighting, Ableism, Xenophobia, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Racism, Physical abuse, Medical content, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual harassment, Self harm, and Lesbophobia

malace0's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Self harm, Drug abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Ableism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Trafficking, and Suicide

Moderate: Eating disorder and Racism

Minor: Transphobia, Abandonment, and Lesbophobia

selenebooks_'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

5.0

it is a beautiful book, and i don’t find it as slow paced as some have said!
however, PLEASE inform yourselves of ALL trigger warnings and, if necessary, please check the spoilers for each trigger warning. i read this book knowing what i was going in for, but i cannot put into words how incredibly graphic and triggering this book was.
nonetheless, it was a beautifully sad story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Rape, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, and Death

Moderate: Vomit, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, and Car accident

Minor: Transphobia, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Lesbophobia

daniel195evans's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Ableism, Child abuse, Violence, Suicide, Sexual content, Self harm, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Body horror, Bullying, Car accident, Child death, Chronic illness, Suicide attempt, Death, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, and Eating disorder

madisone's review against another edition

challenging 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? Yes

5.0

This is by far the saddest book I have ever read in my entire life. I full on sobbed 9 times throughout this entire book which doesn’t seem like a lot, but take into consideration that these bawling sessions were at least 15 minutes long each. This is the hardest book that I will likely ever read and it’s not because of the fact that it’s over 800 pages long. I loved this book so incredibly much, but from the deepest places within me, I cannot in good conscience recommend it to anybody at all.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Chronic illness, Suicide attempt, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Child death, Mental illness, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Blood, Sexual violence, and Violence

besotted's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Gore, Chronic illness, Sexual assault, Homophobia, Self harm, Mental illness, Grief, Child abuse, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Ableism, Lesbophobia, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Transphobia, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Vomit, Classism, and Deadnaming

sophietheonion's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Chronic illness, Cursing, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Ableism, Self harm, Blood, Body horror, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Car accident, Death of parent, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Suicide, and Toxic friendship

decayfyo's review against another edition

challenging 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

5.0

3rd read:
i love this book. this book is my baby. if this book was a person i don't think i'd marry it but i'd give it a big hug though. i love everything about this book and yanagihara's writing style in general, her books are so so long don't get me wrong but everything builds up and in my opinion every last page was worth reading. but please for the love of god read the trigger warnings before reading lol this shit is literally THE challenging book

4th read:
this book got me fucked up tbh. teared up at several parts on the book. i love everything about it, the writing, the characters. genuinely my favorite book of all time, its so dear to me for so many reasons

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Self harm, Ableism, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Sexual violence, and Pedophilia

Minor: Drug abuse, Lesbophobia, Rape, Suicide, and Transphobia