Reviews tagging 'Incest'

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

25 reviews

kaalgary's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

A lot of trigger warnings, don't read if you're sad, depressed, or not in a good place right now. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Child death, Gore, Domestic abuse, Body horror, Bullying, Trafficking, Torture, Emotional abuse, Rape, Vomit, Mental illness, Violence, Suicide attempt, Medical trauma, Addiction, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Incest, Sexual violence, and Suicide

skitkatz's review against another edition

challenging 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

i dry heaved and threw up multiple times reading this and scream sobbed about it to my boyfriend 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Eating disorder, Incest, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Self harm, Physical abuse, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide attempt

emilyhunterr's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Forced institutionalization, Body horror, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, Sexual violence, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Body shaming, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Grief, Incest, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Ableism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Adult/minor relationship

nkatz24's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-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

This is probably the best book I think i have ever read and one of the most impactful. I know undoubtedly that I will think about this for the rest of my life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Violence, Suicide attempt, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Suicide, and Sexual assault

erysewhite'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

4.5

This was such an emotional rollercoaster of a book. I picked up and put down this book multiple times. At some points, it felt as if the sadness and points of trauma felt entirely too excessive and overwhelming but sadly I’m realizing that is the whole point. Because all of these actions and places of trauma are real and happening all around us and can very well happen in order of which this books describes. I felt sad and hopeless and really struggled with my own thoughts of privilege, anticipation of grief. It’s a beautifully written book and REALLY made me feel things and will plague me for months. I know want to keep a collection of files and voice memos of the people I love. It’s a thought that both comforts and terrifies me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Incest, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Rape, Abandonment, Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Torture

missantelope'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

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Content Warnings

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

Read in small doses when you are in the right headspace. A very good book, worth taking it slow, and not binging in one sitting.

soumya_singhal's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Acephobia/Arophobia, Addiction, Colonisation, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Animal death, Cancer, Death, Dysphoria, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Ableism, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Antisemitism, Biphobia, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cannibalism, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Murder, Outing, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Violence, Vomit, Xenophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, and Toxic friendship

carysyounkins's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Alcohol, Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Incest, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Lesbophobia

prockmatt's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

2.0

Obviously this book is well written, but becomes too painful to read and not worth its better qualities. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Terminal illness, Blood, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Rape, Addiction, Body horror, Body shaming, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Incest, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Trafficking, and Violence

kirsty_irwin'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

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Cursing, Acephobia/Arophobia, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, and Drug abuse

Minor: Dementia, Incest, Miscarriage, Car accident, Outing, Cancer, and Child death