A review by readingwith_lorena
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

An absolutely heartbreaking book. Has to be the book that made me cry the most, ever! I knew walking in that this wasn’t gonna be a happy book. Which is why I held off reading it for the longest. I wanted to be in the best mindset for it. So this month, I finally got to it and nothing could have prepared me for the heartbreak that is this book. The writing is so beautiful and the storytelling is done so well, I truly felt so much from these characters even with it being written in 3rd pov.
I do not want to spoil it for anyone reading or planning to read this but just one word, JUDE! I do recommend maybe reading this with a cute, happy book to help alleviate the heaviness.