_sarahroeder 's review for:

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

4.5

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Shockingly didn’t cry but wow, had to put the book down many times to process. Only reason it is not 5 stars is because some parts were slower than I thought they needed to be.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt