A review by avamccluer
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

sad medium-paced

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

5.0

never been so connected and in love with characters in a book, never once have i cried about a book or its ending until a little life. i found myself thinking about jude and willem all the time, i feel like i have seen their whole lives, i know them. heartbroken by this book, it was incredible.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Vomit, and Suicide attempt