A review by bookmuva
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

3.75

The more time passes the more my feelings on this book change. I go from hating it to loving it to grieving it depending on the day. Long read and not what I expected in some ways. Definitely captivated me nonetheless.


Still very torn over how I feel about Jude’s character. Sometimes it feels like his despair and self hatred toward his disabilities overpower him to the point it becomes his personality. The ending felt predictable and as I was reading I was more so anticipating when it would happen rather than if it would happen. I also was wanting him and Willem to get together, and once they did I kind of really disliked their relationship??
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