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inpalemoonlight 's review for:
A Little Life
by Hanya Yanagihara
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Heartbreaking, disturbingly sad and yet beautiful.
Mind the content warnings!
I reread „a little life“ because i felt like I didn’t have the mental capacity to fully grasp those 800 pages at the time I read it. And what can I say? Heart wrenching, disturbing, heartbreakingly sad ( I cried several times) and yet beautiful and inspiring in many ways.
Hanya Yanagihara narrated the most beautiful, vulnerable and raw human relationships that I ever read. And I don‘t mean that to sound cheesy/pathetic but the character development is so empathetic and raw and she descrives the protagonists‘ relationships in a truthful, honest and painful way. Other than being about being about the cruelty of human kind, „a little life“ is a story about people who stick with each other through it all, about true friendships that endure or overcome struggles and years of not being in touch.
Mind the content warnings!
I reread „a little life“ because i felt like I didn’t have the mental capacity to fully grasp those 800 pages at the time I read it. And what can I say? Heart wrenching, disturbing, heartbreakingly sad ( I cried several times) and yet beautiful and inspiring in many ways.
Hanya Yanagihara narrated the most beautiful, vulnerable and raw human relationships that I ever read. And I don‘t mean that to sound cheesy/pathetic but the character development is so empathetic and raw and she descrives the protagonists‘ relationships in a truthful, honest and painful way. Other than being about being about the cruelty of human kind, „a little life“ is a story about people who stick with each other through it all, about true friendships that endure or overcome struggles and years of not being in touch.
Especially the connection between Willem and Jude is so raw, so beautiful and there is so much love, friendship, trust and support in this relationship.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail