Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

Ein wenig Leben by Hanya Yanagihara

1325 reviews

emily50a's review against another edition

It’s poorly written. Reads like poorly edited fanfic at parts and is extremely self indulgent. The book is designed to make the readers soul turn black and strained. The events that happen in the book are extremely traumatic so yeah. It WILL get you down but in a very clumsy way (This book could have used a better edit, and some tough love maybe it would have been alright). Darkness is a part of life. This book feels like a slap in the face to survivors. If you want to read good works of art that break your heart try Kim Thúy instead. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

mycocam's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

4.5

Sobbed so hard during the final ten minutes I was out of breath. I'm still crying a little. jesus fucking christ. Such a hard piece to get through. Full of sorrow and frustration and suffering. But also love. So deep and unapologetic and true. Always accompanied by grief and fear. I'm gonna be sick. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

erikajosephison's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

This book is not for everyone - very important to check all trigger/content warnings before reading. I know the book is controversial (and for good reason) but I really loved the writing and the character profiles that the author created in such a way they felt like real people, like friends I actually knew. I also loved how Time was conveyed throughout the novel as well - without specific dates or years but through occasions and references to those in flashbacks. It is a difficult book, with a lot of confronting topics (even beyond the expected) but worthwhile. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Trafficking, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Cursing, Homophobia, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Car accident, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

peachblossomreads's review against another edition

emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

fiifarts's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense medium-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

3.75

It took me so long to read this because of its reputation of being devastatingly sad and yuuUuup it was definitely that. but it was also really beautiful 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Drug use, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Stalking, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Torture

breejay's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

5.0

Earth shatteringly heartbreaking. One of the best books I've ever read, and that I will never forget. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, and Sexual assault

girlyypop's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide, Trafficking, and Car accident

maditrescu's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense medium-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

The most heartbreaking book I have ever read, phenomenal writing, fantastic characters, not a word wasted in this book! Absolutely life-changing book, will probably never read anything like it again! 100/10 would not recommend! Seriously! It's one of the best if not the best book I've ever read but it took a part of my soul away! Never cried so much while reading before! Pls check triggers!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, 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, Torture, Violence, and Suicide attempt

suzbyrd94's review against another edition

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

literary_luminary18'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

Honestly I don’t really recommend this to anyone because it was purely a disturbing amalgamation of anything sick and twisted the author could think of:
Plot - non-existent 
Insufferable characters - yes
Demonisation of minorities - yes 
Any horrible thing a child/person shouldn’t experience was just crammed into a singular one-dimensional character and at the end of this book (if you even make it that far) you are left with a sense of horror and left with the burning question of ‘what the actual fuck did I just read?’ 

Content/trigger warnings:
-Basically anything that you could possibly think of

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail