A review by keileymclachlan
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

This is the first book to ever make me sob multiple times. Absolutely love this book but I need time to emotionally recover before reading it again

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Blood, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Hate crime, Mental illness, Child abuse, Suicide, Rape, Self harm, and Sexual assault