sweetlikekandi 's review for:

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

5.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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The most hauntingly beautiful book I’ve ever experienced. Written so gorgeously too. Can’t say if I’d recommend but this one will stay with me for a while and now I want a physical copy to read in a year or two.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Car accident