A review by friedbooks
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

challenging dark emotional 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

Amazing and brutal. It was brilliantly written and paced; the beginning was a bit slow, but when Jude's voice began, the book carried me through almost 700 pages with ease. Yanagihara handled all of the difficult topics with aplomb and with photorealistic rendering. I never want to read this book again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Pedophilia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence