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

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