A review by amethysthunter
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

“And tell me this: I must be absolutely sure. This place I’ve reached, is it truly Ithaca?”

I don’t think I’ve ever been so emotionally disturbed and physically immobilized by a book before. I had heard that this book was sad but goddamn it idk if I was ready for the sheer level of brutal, devastating trauma. Literallyyy so unwell but definitely a masterpiece.