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emilyjulia's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
The beginning of this book hit me like a train, and it does not get any easier. (although I only really realised how emotionally drained I felt after finishing)
It'd difficult to explain this novel without any spoilers, but I will say that the characters are so complex and vivid they could easily walk off the page into existence. The writing style is stunning in spite of the incredibly difficult topics the novel navigates.
I really did like the book, although I don't know if I will ever be able to read it again given it's intensity - however, it is one that I feel should be read (but only if in a mentally clear space)
Graphic: Self harm, Eating disorder, Medical content, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Addiction, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, and Grief
Moderate: Racial slurs, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Body horror, Car accident, Drug abuse, and Drug use
Minor: Ableism and Forced institutionalization
golden_like_dior's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Cancer, Car accident, Chronic illness, Dysphoria, Self harm, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Kidnapping, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Vomit, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Addiction, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Outing, Physical abuse, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Suicide attempt, Torture, Violence, Body shaming, Death, Dementia, Drug use, Eating disorder, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Rape, and Suicide
ginadapooh's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Bullying, Chronic illness, Abandonment, Grief, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Drug use, Eating disorder, Medical content, Self harm, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Rape, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Cursing, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
flavvia's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Racism, Racial slurs, Kidnapping, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Addiction, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Self harm, Terminal illness, Suicide, Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness
amelianotthepilot's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
i simultaneously want everyone to read this and want no one to read it
an 800 page epic of a story detailing a life lived. Hanya Yanagihara has such a beautiful way of detailing daily life and it’s ebs and flows in such a mundane but entrancing way. Time is fluid as she jumps from present to past to future in the way someone tells a story to their friends. It changes perspective a few times which i found slightly confusing being that almost all the characters are male.
all on little lispenard
I enjoyed how a lot of the characters were queer in some way but in a casual and nonchalant way.
I enjoyed the diversity of representation: mental health, physical disability, queerness
However there are so many triggers in this book it is sorta ridiculous
TW for the following: chronic illness, sibling death, sexual abuse, rape, physical abuse, mental abuse, abusive partner, abusive parent, child abuse, sexual assault, self harm, suicide, suicidal thoughts, medical trauma, abduction, kid napping, ptsd, partner death, death, abandonment, addiction, adult/minor relationship, alcoholism, alcohol, drug use, blood, body dysmorphia, body shaming, bullying, car accident, confinement, domestic abuse, dysphoria, eating disorder, emotional abuse, vomit, fire, fire injury, amputation, forced institutionalization, grief, gore, medical trauma, gaslighting, pedophilia, grooming, injury detail, medical content, mental illness, panic attacks, sexual content, sexual violence, stalking, suicide attempt, terminal illness, torture, toxic relationship
Graphic: Vomit, Terminal illness, Suicide, Child death, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic friendship, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Grief, Eating disorder, Drug use, Confinement, Ableism, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Gore, Excrement, Alcohol, Addiction, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Cursing, Chronic illness, Alcoholism, Torture, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Self harm, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Dysphoria, Car accident, Bullying, Body shaming, Body horror, Blood, and Abandonment
sofie_puzzlemaster5000's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Body horror, Child abuse, Trafficking, Torture, Terminal illness, Pedophilia, Gaslighting, Death, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Ableism, Blood, Chronic illness, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Vomit, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Grief, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, and Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Alcoholism, Addiction, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Confinement, Child death, and Drug use
Minor: Racism, Racial slurs, and Grief
bookchatwithbeth's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Pedophilia, Medical trauma, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Car accident, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Torture, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Self harm, Rape, Mental illness, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Drug use, Death of parent, Vomit, Terminal illness, and Eating disorder
Minor: Racial slurs
ruddsreads's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Racial slurs, Sexual content, Addiction, Child abuse, Dysphoria, Torture, Violence, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Blood, Emotional abuse, Grief, Self harm, Sexual assault, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Rape, Body horror, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship
jude_rose's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Violence
Moderate: Blood, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Minor: Abandonment, Addiction, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Car accident, Racial slurs, and Racism
There's probably more triggers than I could mention.sheshallbenamed's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Drug use, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Rape, Ableism, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Car accident, Death, Eating disorder, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Transphobia
Minor: Racial slurs