Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

171 reviews

abigailhot'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

4.75

Wow.  So freakin good.  Beginning was very slow, but soooo worth it once you get past it.  Beautiful writing style that kept me drawn in, but wasn’t too bold.  Very easy to read.  Don’t be intimidated by the page count!  LOVEEEE the character development.  Only kind of “flaw” (not even really a flaw) is that you can kinda predict what’s gonna happen at the end, but that’s what makes it even better.  You see this beautiful character development, yet you subconsciously know what’s gonna happen at the end. Loved this book a lot.  One of the best I’ve ever read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

Moderate: Grief, Toxic relationship, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Gore, Emotional abuse, Death, Cursing, and Chronic illness

Minor: Ableism, Religious bigotry, Terminal illness, Car accident, Blood, Body shaming, and Body horror

emicrk'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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Blood, Child death, Chronic illness, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Abandonment, Death, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Rape, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Body horror, Body shaming, Cancer, Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Trafficking, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Medical content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Drug use, Drug abuse, and Child death

michelareadsbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Blood, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Violence, and Vomit

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

liliandra's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

Trigger Warnings:
Abuse
Drug Use
Harassment
Child Abuse
Suicide
Self Harm
Racial Slurs
Racism
Homophobia
Misscommunication
Forced Prostitution
Rape
Beating
Pedophilia

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Blood, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Violence, Alcohol, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, and Grief

alice_hlllt's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Blood, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Self harm, Religious bigotry, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Eating disorder, Drug use, Rape, Pedophilia, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Trafficking, Torture, Suicide, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Ableism, Medical content, and Medical trauma

rodeorevellers'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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Cursing, Death, Abandonment, Child abuse, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Gore, Medical content, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, Eating disorder, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual violence, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Chronic illness, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Torture, Trafficking, Vomit, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

caitlove15'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? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Although I enjoyed this book, for its literary appeal and detailed experience of the characters, I find it troubling how extensively this book relies on trauma for shock appeal. I do credit the author for her compelling choice of language that propelled me into the lives of the characters, providing a raw, undeniably twisted tale that kept me engaged and interested. I HIGHLY recommend those who wish to read this book to check for trigger warnings and I don't encourage minors to read this as the content is graphic and heavy. Overall, I do recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Grief, Pedophilia, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Blood, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Religious bigotry and Abandonment

wuraogunde'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? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

This book is impossible to rate in stars 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Toxic friendship, Trafficking, Vomit, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Medical trauma, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Toxic relationship, and Violence

frp123's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

4.0

Beautifully written and heartbreaking. Parts of the book were difficult to read (both in context and in writing style) but overall it was engaging and moving. I enjoyed the length of this book and appreciated the insight into the character personality’s throughout.

The ending for willem bothered me immensely (as he was the most lovable character in the book) but I appreciated the way it displayed the unfairness of life and the unexpected nature of death. The ending for Jude himself fell inevitable and soul crushing but I appreciated the poetry within Harold’s speech

. Ultimately the book was emotional in a way I wasn’t expecting but was delighted by, it had been a long time since I was so dearly invested in ( and disgusted by) a book. I would gladly read any other works by this author and would recommend this book for anyone looking to cry away an evening. *please be sure to check the trigger warnings*

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Rape, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, and Trafficking

Minor: Body shaming, Homophobia, Death of parent, Ableism, and Terminal illness