A review by castawaycove
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

i will think about this book every day for the rest of my life i cannot even begin to describe the level of emotion every single chapter made feel. i seriously doubt that i will love any other characters more than i love the characters in this book, i want to see jb’s paintings and malcolm’s buildings and willem’s movies and i want to sit down with jude st francis and tell him about everything wonderful in the world and i desperately want to talk to harold and richard about all of the other characters. seriously every time i think about this book my heart aches 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Car accident, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Cancer, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Blood, and Vomit