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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: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail