cassieperry 's review for:

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

2.0

dark emotional 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

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I have a lot of thoughts on this book but yet my head feels empty. This book is dark and definitely deserving of its description of “trauma porn.” However, these characters are lovable and real making it to a degree, hard to let go.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting