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A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

69 reviews

bxnn13's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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: Ableism, Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Lesbophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Violence, and Vomit

tigerkind's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, and Confinement

Moderate: Biphobia and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Bullying, Cancer, Car accident, Religious bigotry, and Transphobia

waynethelibrarian's review against another edition

This novel falls into a pattern of repetitive trauma and triggers that slightly escalate at each occurrence to the point they become unbelievable. I was buddy reading this book with my boyfriend. After he completed the book before me and we discussed up to the point I had reached, I realized by his description most of my qualms with the story up to this point only proceed to become more pronounced as the novel continues. I would HIGHLY caution  anyone from picking up this book unless you are equipped to deal with the sheer quantity of trauma this novel dumps on you. I’d advise looking through the content warnings and taking them seriously. If I had to give an overall rating, I’d say it warrants a 2/5. My qualms with the plot and characters doesn’t fully overshadow Hanya Yanagihara’s beautiful writing.

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Content Warnings

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

charleyraper's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad tense slow-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

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Content Warnings

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

jules607's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-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: Ableism, Addiction, Blood, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

saighteen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

This book isn't worth reading, it's pretty boring for the most part and its way too long, there are definitely parts that are beautifully written, but it's not worth your time.

I feel so awful for Harold he deserved a better ending

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Self harm, Rape, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Medical content, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Grief, Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Drug use, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Chronic illness, Child death, Child abuse, Car accident, Body shaming, Body horror, Blood, and Addiction

Moderate: Vomit, Cancer, and Death of parent

Minor: Abandonment, Stalking, and Racial slurs

castawaycove's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

i will think about this book every day for the rest of my life i cannot even begin to describe the level of emotion every single chapter made feel. i seriously doubt that i will love any other characters more than i love the characters in this book, i want to see jb’s paintings and malcolm’s buildings and willem’s movies and i want to sit down with jude st francis and tell him about everything wonderful in the world and i desperately want to talk to harold and richard about all of the other characters. seriously every time i think about this book my heart aches 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Self harm

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Forced institutionalization, Drug use, Drug abuse, Car accident, and Bullying

Minor: Blood, Vomit, Racial slurs, Infidelity, and Cancer

mattdjf's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Self harm

Minor: Racial slurs

spo0kybxtch'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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Trafficking, and Vomit

litltlehistorian's review against another edition

It was extremely emotional and upsetting. I also felt distressed by the depictions of child abuse. While the writing is beautifuI feel as if I should revisit this book at a later date. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Terminal illness