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itsmichelle24 's review for:
A Little Life
by Hanya Yanagihara
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
The best way to describe how I feel is that I loved and hated the book at the same time, which makes it so incredibly hard for me to rate. It was definitely a really hard read.
I did really enjoy the writing style and the way the characters were portrayed. I loved how their friendship was documented over the years and how certain relationships changed. I loved finding out about their pasts and getting glimpses to each of them and getting to know them better. On that note: reading about Jude’s past was hard. Before reading the book I watched lots of reviews by other people so I think I kind of prepared myself for the worst but somehow I was still shocked by the things that happened.
I’ve seen a lot of people call this book trauma-corn and while I do not agree for the most part, I do think that especially the last parts of the book were mainly there for shock value. I didn’t enjoy the ending very much and even though I knew that a happy ending was very unlikely I kept hoping for one. I know that it’s supposed to show that not everyone has a happy ending but Jude certainly deserved one.
Overall I’m glad I read it but I don’t think u would recommend it to anyone else ever. Before reading the book definitely read the trigger warnings!
I will still give this book 4 stars, since I thought the first four parts (except for the ending of the fourth one) were really good, and I almost agree with everyone saying that this book is a masterpiece but the ending did kind of ruin it a little for me.
I did really enjoy the writing style and the way the characters were portrayed. I loved how their friendship was documented over the years and how certain relationships changed. I loved finding out about their pasts and getting glimpses to each of them and getting to know them better. On that note: reading about Jude’s past was hard. Before reading the book I watched lots of reviews by other people so I think I kind of prepared myself for the worst but somehow I was still shocked by the things that happened.
I’ve seen a lot of people call this book trauma-corn and while I do not agree for the most part, I do think that especially the last parts of the book were mainly there for shock value. I didn’t enjoy the ending very much and even though I knew that a happy ending was very unlikely I kept hoping for one. I know that it’s supposed to show that not everyone has a happy ending but Jude certainly deserved one.
Overall I’m glad I read it but I don’t think u would recommend it to anyone else ever. Before reading the book definitely read the trigger warnings!
I will still give this book 4 stars, since I thought the first four parts (except for the ending of the fourth one) were really good, and I almost agree with everyone saying that this book is a masterpiece but the ending did kind of ruin it a little for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail