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kittykaz 's review for:
Ein wenig Leben
by Hanya Yanagihara
DID NOT FINISH: 24%
i dont agree with the "pointless trauma porn" stance that makes up a lot of the discourse around this book; exploring dark themes and sitting with these heavy feelings that follow the witnessing of traumatic events has always been an important function of art and an incredibly human fascination.
The Tragedy is one of the oldest forms or storytelling we have and surrounded as we are by the sensationalisation of real-life crimes, the amount of fame and power we grant perpetrators of horrifying acts and the exploitation of actual victim's pain for monetary gain by "True Crime" content creators, fictional stories are not the "morally questionable" media you have to have ethical qualms about.
that being said, I personally don't feel I have to gain anything by finishing this at this point in time. maybe I will come back to it one day but right now, forcing myself through this feels a lot like self-sabotage and an attempt of punishing myself for "forgetting how bad it was" as I am Healing.
Godspeed to you psychos out there tho. Please go to therapy.
The Tragedy is one of the oldest forms or storytelling we have and surrounded as we are by the sensationalisation of real-life crimes, the amount of fame and power we grant perpetrators of horrifying acts and the exploitation of actual victim's pain for monetary gain by "True Crime" content creators, fictional stories are not the "morally questionable" media you have to have ethical qualms about.
that being said, I personally don't feel I have to gain anything by finishing this at this point in time. maybe I will come back to it one day but right now, forcing myself through this feels a lot like self-sabotage and an attempt of punishing myself for "forgetting how bad it was" as I am Healing.
Godspeed to you psychos out there tho. Please go to therapy.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Rape, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury