Review by ibshaver - A Little Life

ibshaver 's review for:

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I have so many problems with this book and have no idea how to feel about it. On one hand, I was uncomfortable with the way the author addressed mental health, trauma, and homosexuality in this book. I feel like this book was extremely overhyped; I've heard people complain that the trigger warnings for the trauma in this book weren't explicit enough and I agree. Yet, at the same time Yanagihara has a very beautiful and captivating writing style, and the first sections of the book were gorgeous.

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