A review by emily50a
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

Did not finish book. Stopped at 62%.

It’s poorly written. Reads like poorly edited fanfic at parts and is extremely self indulgent. The book is designed to make the readers soul turn black and strained. The events that happen in the book are extremely traumatic so yeah. It WILL get you down but in a very clumsy way (This book could have used a better edit, and some tough love maybe it would have been alright). Darkness is a part of life. This book feels like a slap in the face to survivors. If you want to read good works of art that break your heart try Kim Thúy instead. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Car accident, Self harm, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Body shaming, Sexual violence, Ableism, Addiction, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Torture, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Mental illness, Trafficking, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Terminal illness, Pedophilia, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Suicide