Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

Ein wenig Leben by Hanya Yanagihara

169 reviews

margaritaflower's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Rape, Death, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Chronic illness, Self harm, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Trafficking

Moderate: Grief, Drug abuse, Addiction, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Car accident, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Body horror, Body shaming, Ableism, Medical content, Alcohol, and Eating disorder

roarintwenties's review against another edition

challenging 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

5.0

okuduğum en güzel kitaplar listesine adını altın harflerle kazıdı. hiç bu kadar sarsılmamış ve hayal kırıklığına uğramamıştım. her şeyin mutlu bitmesini çok isterdim ama bu jude için fazla umut dolu olurdu. seni çok seviyorum jude.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Car accident, Cursing, Death, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Mental illness, Rape, Violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Religious bigotry, Addiction, Bullying, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Self harm, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

moonpeach's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Self harm, Violence, Sexual assault, Suicide, Pedophilia, Car accident, Body shaming, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Grief, Rape, Religious bigotry, Terminal illness, Trafficking, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

raitherabbit's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

4.0

I started this book with a healthy mental state and ended it with a relapse of my depression. I love the characters but absolutely hate what happens to them, and I loathe the author for their intention with the story. Overall, I’m not asking for a happily ever after, I wanted justification (though I guess that was her point). The writing is amazing and I enjoyed it, but the scenes at times were just too much— which was the point exactly. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Dysphoria, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Mental illness, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Body horror, Body shaming, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Child abuse, Rape, Chronic illness, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, Grief, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Violence

jaidenjarmosco's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Ableism, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Stalking, Torture, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Grief, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Blood, Body horror, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Sexual harassment, Medical content, Sexual violence, Violence, and Vomit

rhyzkneez's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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: Confinement, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Suicide, Cursing, Rape, Self harm, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Grief, and Medical trauma

moomoochamp's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Chronic illness, Body shaming, Pedophilia, Suicide attempt, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Body horror, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Physical abuse, Self harm, Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Kidnapping, Dementia, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Abandonment, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical content, Chronic illness, Gaslighting, Ableism, and Medical trauma

Minor: Abandonment, Car accident, Toxic friendship, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Acephobia/Arophobia, Racism, Religious bigotry, Cursing, Fatphobia, and Vomit

mimisreads's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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

i loved this book so so much but make sure you are mentally stable enough to read it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body shaming, Pedophilia, Medical content, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Abandonment, Self harm, Religious bigotry, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Drug use, Grief, Kidnapping, Car accident, Ableism, Addiction, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Rape, Death, Chronic illness, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

dairyfreemozzarella's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

i don't know how to rate this so im giving it a 2.5 for fairly in the middle.

on a seperate note i think the back cover should reflect more of the pure agony of this book OR there should be a list of trigger warnings in the begining. i was not prepared!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Medical trauma, Ableism, Blood, Grief, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Trafficking, Violence, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Medical content, Mental illness, Torture, Drug use, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Body horror, Car accident, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Drug abuse, Excrement, Kidnapping, Stalking, Eating disorder, Outing, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Vomit, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cursing, and Dementia

lovelymisanthrope's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.5

I feel like everyone on the internet has heard about this book, and so I had to give it a read. I have been waiting for the "right" time for me because I knew it was going to be a heavy read.
"A Little Life" follows the lives of four classmates as they graduate from a small Massachusetts college and make the move to New York City. Willem is an aspiring actor, JB is a painter, Malcolm is an architect, and Jude is a litigator. All four of them face immense tragedies and challenges, but they try to remain friends through the decades that book follows.
BE WARNED: this book is graphic and has very heavy content warnings. This book is highly triggering for a plethora of mental health struggles, and it is very difficult to read. Along with meatal health issues, this book explores every type of trauma you can imagine. If you do want to pick this up, read with care.
I thought I knew what heartbreak was, until I read this book. Every time you think the characters are starting to progress forward and you will finally be able to see them be happy, something tragic happens and their lives are torn apart. This story specifically centralizes around Jude, who you slowly realize has been through more trauma in his life alone than any one person should go through. Every time I learned more about Jude I wanted to hug him, but I was also infuriated and just wanted him to open up and see that his past did not ruin him, and the people in his adult life (with one or two exceptions) love him unconditionally. Jude's complexity made him a beautiful point of view to read from. He is so troubled, but he is trying so hard to be "normal". I loved him and hated him, and I think that fact alone indicates exemplary writing.
I understand why some people do not like this book, or think it was written in poor taste. I do think this is a type of book that is not right for most people because of how graphic it gets. But for those who have dealt with similar content matter, I think this book hits you in your soul, and it makes you feel connected to humanity in a way that only sharing pain can allow.
This book is devastating, and I do not recommend it to just anyone. I am glad I read it, and this is definitely something I will be thinking about for a long time. If Hanya Yanagihara's other books are anything like this, I will need quite a while before I can pick something new up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Ableism, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Body horror, Car accident, Child abuse, Gore, Addiction, Blood, Chronic illness, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Grief, Pedophilia, Racism, Drug use, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Medical trauma, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Vomit, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt