Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

3536 reviews

luuaa's review against another edition

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Violence, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual violence, Torture, Vomit, Gaslighting, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Abandonment, Body shaming, Car accident, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Death

mayatorres's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Domestic abuse, Self harm, and Eating disorder

uchiha's review against another edition

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? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Trafficking, Violence, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Minor: Drug abuse

queeenbean16's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Self harm, Child abuse, Rape, Death, Domestic abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

chamuzca's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Addiction, Suicide attempt, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Drug use, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Rape, Kidnapping, and Child abuse

saturnreturns's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A

5.0

💔💔💔💔💔 
There's never a day that goes by that I have never thought of Jude after finishing this book. Safe to say, this has scarred me for life but I loved every bit of it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Rape, Self harm, Gore, Sexual harassment, and Pedophilia

matildaesandell's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

This book is stunning. I don’t know for sure yet if this is a 5 star, I need to sit with my thoughts and feelings. Some parts I found quite slow and I was losing interest, but then they’d hit you with something big which redeemed those moments and sometimes even had me turning back. 

Some quick notes on things I liked the most: 
•The way you sometimes had to figure out for yourself who’s POV you were in
•The way things are alluded to at the start of the book and you slowly slowly receive the information you want
•The intense conversations and chapters, with their light comedic relief-specifically one chapter where Willem is talking about the different environments and whiplash, and Jude says “So I am NZ” 
•The way this book makes you feel something. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Torture, Eating disorder, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

brksp's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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: Drug abuse, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Death, Child abuse, Car accident, Domestic abuse, and Sexual assault

realityhailey's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

2.0

considering the fact that i’ve tried to read this book for SO LONG, i really wanted to give it five stars. i enjoyed the way the author writes and how easily we get attached to the main characters as readers, but the depiction of self harm, SA, and the ultimate message that therapy is unhelpful and some people are “too broken” to save, leaves a bad taste in my stomach. the twist being “act of god” was incredibly frustrating and, in my opinion, a cheap shot to further the suffering of the main character. ultimately, if you decide to read this book, do so with caution, and be able to think critically about the author’s views on therapy and trauma. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Suicide, Death, Sexual assault, Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Drug abuse, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, and Car accident

npmgreads'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, and Physical abuse