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jessica_serra's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Blood, Cancer, Terminal illness, Abortion, Addiction, Body shaming, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Racism, Abandonment, Body horror, Car accident, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Chronic illness, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Stalking, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Trafficking, Toxic friendship, and Violence
isaac_salle's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Chronic illness, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Death, Dementia, Eating disorder, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Blood, Abandonment, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Trafficking, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Car accident, Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, and Toxic friendship
li_reading's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Through an in-depth exploration of trauma, Yanagihara shines light upon the ever-present struggles that underpin the human experience.
With characters so wonderful yet deeply flawed, you cannot help but invest your heart in their stories. Even in the stark, bleak depiction of lives abundant with trauma, Yanagihara is able to extract emotion so inherent to humanity, that it will resonate with any reader.
A Little Life is simultaneously mortifying and strangely, reassuring in its ability to draw out the most visceral emotion. It is unlike anything I have ever experienced, with lines so poignant that you will be thinking about them for years to come.
I have never read a book so profoundly moving.
(End Note: This book, while incredible, takes a physical and mental toll to read. The topics dealt with, and the detail and abundance in which they are described, are severe. I would strongly advise readers to research the content prior to reading, and to avoid reading this book if in a negative headspace)
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Hate crime, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Vomit, Abandonment, Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
ashreadsregularly's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Suicide, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Death, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Blood, and Car accident
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Infidelity
gabrielleclarke05's review against another edition
I Dnf this because I was skimming through the book and got to Willems death scene. I cannot grow attached to these characters and have them ripped away I will die
Graphic: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Torture, Racism, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Gore, Addiction, Car accident, Chronic illness, Confinement, Self harm, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Homophobia, Ableism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Rape, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Dysphoria, Drug use, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Infidelity, and Domestic abuse
julianam's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Death, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Confinement, Self harm, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Blood, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicide attempt, Trafficking, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Infidelity
kjm_x's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Body horror, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Ableism, Blood, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
habmsm's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Death, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicide attempt, Trafficking, Violence, Biphobia, Car accident, Chronic illness, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Vomit, and Toxic relationship
buzzard's review against another edition
- 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
0.5
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Ableism, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Blood, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Child abuse, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Abandonment, Cursing, Medical content, Cancer, Forced institutionalization, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Infidelity, Vomit, and Bullying
sophieisnotanerd's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Gore, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Death, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Alcohol, Child death, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Violence, Self harm, Ableism, Addiction, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual content