A review by sibbee
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Have you ever read a book so beautiful, so painful and so unnervingly sad that the only consolation you can give yourself is that it's a fake, a fictional, made up story with fake, fictional people? Because I just did. This is that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Abandonment, Child abuse, Death, Grief, Medical content, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Ableism, Body shaming, Physical abuse, Car accident, Death of parent, Excrement, Gore, Mental illness, Rape, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood