A review by lillyturmel
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Wow. This book was somehow compelling, even with its dark and absurd themes. I could never really recommend this to anyone in good conscience, but its a really good read, so beautifully written, and made me feel my emotions in a whole new way I never thought I'd do.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Dysphoria, Physical abuse, Suicide, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Pedophilia, Suicide attempt, Rape, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Car accident, Toxic friendship, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Violence