A review by xiang_lin
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

dark emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

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

4.0

The author exploits themes of LGBTQ+, mental health issues, racism, classism in order ted to get the reader to be more invested in the characters. However, she does so quite distastefully and to a certain extent, without consideration.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Ableism, Alcohol, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Classism, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Torture, and Toxic relationship

please do not read if anything triggers you can think of, is likely to trigger you