A review by soniavzk
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

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

3.75

While undeniably beautifully-written with great attention to detail, I cannot give this book any higher a score because of how empty and miserable it made me feel. It’s one of those books where you keep hoping against hope that something positive, a silver lining, will appear and yet it doesn’t (at least not in any meaningful way). The ending was disappointing and though I raced through it and it hit me emotionally, I wish it hadn’t been so full of misery. Maybe that’s the point of it all and I just didn’t quite get it but, still, I felt it unsatisfying for such a strong beginning.
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