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A review by kaitlyn_avecado
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
*Listened to audiobook*
This book is so endlessly devastating. It is an extremely challenging read, and I can understand how some folks could not/did not want to read the heavy traumatic content that fills this book. It brought me to tears more than any book ever has. Some of the tears were hopeful tears. Hot tears streamed down my face for the final few pages.
The characters are multi dimensional, and the writing is beautiful and captivating. You follow the lives of four men and their relationships with one another throughout decades of their lives. It's a tale of friendship and love and kindness and self worth and acceptance.
It has almost every CW on the list, so if you choose to read, please take care of yourself.
"I try to be kind, to everything I see. And in everything I see, I see him."
This book is so endlessly devastating. It is an extremely challenging read, and I can understand how some folks could not/did not want to read the heavy traumatic content that fills this book. It brought me to tears more than any book ever has. Some of the tears were hopeful tears. Hot tears streamed down my face for the final few pages.
The characters are multi dimensional, and the writing is beautiful and captivating. You follow the lives of four men and their relationships with one another throughout decades of their lives. It's a tale of friendship and love and kindness and self worth and acceptance.
It has almost every CW on the list, so if you choose to read, please take care of yourself.
"I try to be kind, to everything I see. And in everything I see, I see him."
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Self harm
Moderate: Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Addiction