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Małe życie by Hanya Yanagihara

1789 reviews

joypirate's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt

charleyraper's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional funny sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Trafficking, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

carboxylicacide's review against another edition

2.5

dark sad

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Medical content, Gaslighting, Alcohol

Minor: Transphobia

anxiouspurpleelephant's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I thought this book was one of the most amazing books I’ve ever read, but I won’t be recommending it to anyone simply because of how much triggering content there is. I didn’t give it 5 stars due to the amount of extremely triggering content, as it made it so difficult to read. I understand that without it the book would be not nearly as heartbreaking, however I still wish there was less of that content. This book was absolutely heartbreaking and it’s one of the few books I’ve properly cried over. Please think carefully before reading this book. Another thing I think is important is for the author to add content warnings at the beginning of the book/on the blurb.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria

300foxway's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Abandonment

callanisreading's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective 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

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After they meet in college, Jude and his three closest friends prove inseparable; in the decades that follow, the quartet navigates relationships that shift in the wake of fame, pride, and trauma. Jude weathers years of quiet strife, his happiness at odds with a past that haunts and, he feels, defines him. In compelling prose, Yanagihara chronicles a lifetime of love and unspeakable cruelty in this punishingly sad tome. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Car accident, Gaslighting

Minor: Addiction, Child death, Drug abuse

lara_crafford's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Abandonment

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use

maurastillwagon's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This book ripped me apart at the seams and tied me back together in the span of all 700+ pages.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use

beyourownmuse's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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

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it will destroy you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

check the trigger warnings!!

alisonsouder's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional 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

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This was honestly one of the most beautiful books I've ever read in the sense that I loved the writing. I thought the way the characters were feeling and the way their lives were described was so powerfully written that even the mundane moments felt so real to me, and Hanya captured so many of the feelings we as individuals feel on a daily basis. This story was also absolutely heartbreaking and definitely the saddest book I've ever read. I fell in love with so many of the characters -

Willem will always be my favorite, as well as Harry and Julia who were the best parents Jude could've asked for, and Jude's doctor who was so selfless in everything he dropped for Jude. And then there's Jude, who had an insane amount of trauma that started to feel so ridiculous as more and more of it got revealed. It actually pained me to watch him struggle and to see how his childhood continue to affect the rest of his life.

Anyways, I finished this book in about a week and pretty much the entire time I was kinda depressed and didn't feel like my normal self, which I can attribute to this book being so so powerful and sad. It's not a light read and I would not recommend to anyone with any sort of triggers or who can't handle this kind of intense read. I don't want anyone else to have to go through this book, but it was also so beautiful that I have to give it a high rating and say it's one of the best written books I've ever written (minus .5 stars for the borderline insane amount of trauma dumping and some of the unnecessary graphic self harm scenes)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail