A review by eloraborealis
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I don’t know if I should tell people to read this book. After finishing it I don’t know if I should have. I’m grateful to. But I also have a hole inside of me I don’t know how to fill. I know it will take a long long time to repair. So I don’t know what I feel. I cant say if it’s good or bad. Or kind or unkind. Just that it is. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail