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A review by len_schaller
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
- emotional, gripping, affecting, hard to put down
- questionable obsession with queer suffering
- reinforces stereotypical connection between homosexuality and pedophilia
- author's presence in the text felt too strong and ubiqutous
- the unfolding of their lives feels hard to believe
- lack of strong female characters
- questionable obsession with queer suffering
- reinforces stereotypical connection between homosexuality and pedophilia
- author's presence in the text felt too strong and ubiqutous
- the unfolding of their lives feels hard to believe
- lack of strong female characters