collarboneworm 's review for:

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

---

This is a first "big" book I've ever read. I'm so glad I didn't get scared by its size. Up until around pg.150 it was pretty slowburn, I couldn't really get into it; after that, I literally devoured this book. Definitely do check the trigger warnings before. It left me sobbing for good 2 hours while trying to get through the last two parts. Beautifully written, truly a masterpiece.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail