A review by harryjandrews_99
The People in the Trees by Hanya Yanagihara

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

After reading A Little Life just over a year ago and loving it, I was intrigued to read more of Yanagihara’s work. The People In The Trees was a compelling yet awful story and with an unreliable narrator you can’t trust and even despise. It made for a very interesting read, despite its heavy themes, and the thing that I love most about Yanagihara’s work is her ease with which she can make you feel for a character. Whether that be love and pity (as in A Little Life) or despise and hatred (as with The People In The Trees)
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