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A review by officialdani
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Hanya Yanagihara is a fantastic writer. However, this book was just too much. For me, it was so over the top - all the tragic things that kept happening piling up on top of one another. It took me out of the emotion of the story.
It is a slow, long read that I pushed through hoping for something different to happen. For some character development. Some hope. I couldn’t even recommend this to others as a read.
It is a slow, long read that I pushed through hoping for something different to happen. For some character development. Some hope. I couldn’t even recommend this to others as a read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Self harm, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Torture, Addiction, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Violence, Cancer, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Car accident, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Ableism, Child abuse, Confinement, Eating disorder, and Panic attacks/disorders