A review by honey_pie
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

This book was a hard read. I kept thinking "surely it can't get worse" and somehow I was always proven wrong. that being said, it was also beautifully written and amazing despite being heartbreaking

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Drug abuse, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Blood, Car accident, Medical content, Self harm, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Torture, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Dementia and Cancer

Read this book with a lot of caution and make sure you know the content warnings before going into it