Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

69 reviews

buckys_plum'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? It's complicated

5.0

i had not known sadness and pain since before that book
hardest 2 weeks of my life

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Cancer, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Rape, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Vomit, and Violence

beebelli's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

I couldn’t read for weeks after this book. It was gut wrenching to finish. But it taught me so much. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Cursing, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

benbarnacle's review against another edition

dark emotional informative 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

4.75

i feel like the ending just made me mad, like she could've finally made Jude happy and she decides not to

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Car accident, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Self harm, Torture, Rape, Racism, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Medical content, Homophobia, Hate crime, Grief, Gore, Gaslighting, Child death, Blood, Body horror, and Ableism

nadiana's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense 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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Ableism, Acephobia/Arophobia, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Biphobia, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Torture, Trafficking, and Violence

maxhasfun's review against another edition

challenging 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Ableism, Death of parent, Child abuse, Car accident, and Body shaming

alix13's review against another edition

sad tense slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body shaming, Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Blood, Body shaming, Car accident, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body shaming, Car accident, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

marbleheavy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

4.0

The most important note that I have is that if you read this, you have to be able to recognize if you’re moved by a book because it is traumatic or because it is good. 

This book is very good and very scarring. It is not a casual read and should not be taken lightly or underestimated. But the prose and character building is exceptional and I have never felt more connected to a character or story without directly relating. However, it’s traumatic. If you are queer or disabled, this book can be incredibly intense and traumatic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Trafficking

Moderate: Addiction, Chronic illness, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Racial slurs

julieastarr's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Self harm, Rape, Physical abuse, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, and Child death

Minor: Child death, Racial slurs, and Vomit

catolaeclectica's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

This book crushed my spirit and I genuinely don’t know what to do with myself.

I wrote more well-constructed thoughts on my blog if you´d like to check it out:

https://catolaeclectica.blogspot.com/2020/11/a-little-life-una-pequena-vida-hanya.html 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, and Violence

Minor: Biphobia, Bullying, Fatphobia, Racism, and Vomit