hasmith 's review for:

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

4.0

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-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

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This book broke my heart. I struggled with deciding how I felt about it while I was reading it, but now that I’ve reached the conclusion I know. This book was graphic. It had graphic depictions of self harm among other things. I advise  sensitive readers take a good look at trigger warnings for this book.

This book broke my heart. For its ending. Such a graphic yet real and grounded depiction of friendship and love and life. At the things that make us who we are. At the way our friend’s visions of us impact our world and our path. It has brought my love for my friends to my focus. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Car accident, Suicide attempt