Reviews tagging 'Dementia'

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

88 reviews

kovi's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Dementia, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Car accident, Physical abuse, Rape, Kidnapping, and Child abuse

dragonsandfoxes's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Dementia, Drug use, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Cursing, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Bullying, Body shaming, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Torture, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Car accident, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Chronic illness, Medical trauma, Addiction, Grief, Cancer, Gore, Sexual harassment, and Trafficking

guppymay18's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Gore, Medical trauma, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Car accident, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Blood, Abandonment, Addiction, Bullying, Grief, Medical content, Gaslighting, Violence, Rape, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, and Sexual assault

yamotha's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Trafficking, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Addiction, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Dementia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Eating disorder, Drug use, Rape, Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Body horror, and Medical trauma

fkshg8465'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

5.0

 OMG. I wished so much for this book to go on and on forever, because I think it’s pretty obvious how it will eventually end, and I desperately wanted it to keep going - for him to keep going - for me to keep going. I felt like there were parts of the protagonist that were mirrors of how I feel about me some days, and I really needed him to save me. Be forewarned. Tons of triggers. Blown away by this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Medical content, Rape, Grief, Blood, Car accident, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Physical abuse, Self harm, Bullying, Vomit, Death of parent, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Torture, and Violence

alexjones_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

1.5

beautiful writing but the book could've been shortened if Yanagihara had been supportive of therapy.

also, I looked on loads of CW lists of this book and no one seemed to mention sex trafficking which was odd 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Vomit, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, and Torture

Moderate: Physical abuse, Body horror, Addiction, Blood, Pedophilia, Chronic illness, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Eating disorder, Grief, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Child death, Dementia, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Car accident, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Drug use, and Racial slurs

this is the longest time I've ever had to spend on a trigger warnings list

annie_arya's review against another edition

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

5.0

Lo consiglio? No. 
O almeno solo se veramente, dopo una grande riflessione ve la sentite (io ci ho messo 2 anni). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Vomit, Drug abuse, Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Dementia, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Violence, Gaslighting, Grief, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Suicide, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Alcohol

oddgreyhound'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? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

read the trigger warnings.. it’s a good book, but it can be really hard to read, so don’t force yourself through it. 
It has hills and valleys, and more of one than another, but it made me love the characters. It’s long, but i think it’s not too long. fitting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Addiction, Death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Pedophilia, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Blood, Dementia, Violence, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Car accident, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, and Drug use

mareikeeve's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Kidnapping, Medical content, Grief, Pedophilia, Violence, Vomit, Chronic illness, Dementia, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Addiction, Car accident, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Abandonment, Blood, Child abuse, and Child death

honey_pie's review against another edition

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
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This book was a hard read. I kept thinking "surely it can't get worse" and somehow I was always proven wrong. that being said, it was also beautifully written and amazing despite being heartbreaking

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Drug abuse, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Blood, Car accident, Medical content, Self harm, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Torture, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Dementia and Cancer

Read this book with a lot of caution and make sure you know the content warnings before going into it