A review by raifaisreading
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

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

2.5

I felt like Jude’s character was unnecessarily brutalised by the author, it was almost pornographic. I didn’t enjoy this because I didn’t feel like it was a good story. I know this is some people’s reality, but the voyeurism of his torture felt extremely wrong. 
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