A review by chomperpupper
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

dark emotional reflective sad tense 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? No

4.5

I wanted to be in so much pain that i couldn't even cry anymore . I wanted to know that it's okay that you'll never heal and you're still good enough you'll still be loved. At this heart of it it's about the sense of community that every wounded person needs .

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Classism, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Acephobia/Arophobia, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Racial slurs, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Trafficking, Torture, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Medical trauma, Racism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, and Suicide attempt