A review by mvonmalmborg
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

my god. sobbing and shaking. finished book half an hour into a 4 hour plane ride. worst decision ever. cradled the book for half an hour sobbing. no words for the wmotion i felt over this

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Violence, Vomit, Abandonment, Medical trauma, Ableism, Body shaming, Car accident, Child death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Hate crime, Homophobia, Confinement, and Bullying

Moderate: Vomit, Violence, Trafficking, Torture, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Rape, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Kidnapping, and Grief

bad. sad. awful. worst book ever. best book ever. i love. i hate. idk. this has ruined me. utterly