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A review by kuuraketti
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
So I literally just finished reading this and im in tears, so this isnt gonna be very composed or anything.
God damn this book. I could have gone on with my life happily without reading this, but now that I have, I know it will haunt my thoughts in the next days, maybe even weeks.
This sat in my tbr and on my bookshelf for many years, waiting for the right moment. I had heard of so many people describing this as emotional, heart-wrenching etc. but I didn't really know what it was about.
I didn't expect it to be so centered around one character, but I didnt mind that.
The writing is beautiful. The long sentences, the use of parentheses and sudden (thought thankfully not too many) changes in pov threw me off at first, but I got used to them. It never ceases to amaze me how writers have the ability to make something so beautiful from just the 26 letters of the alphabet.
There were sections of this book that were difficult to get through, some that were very frustrating to read, but beautifully written nonetheless. Even though I felt frustrated and annoyed and disgusted and horrified at times, I could not put the book down and I finished it even quicker than I expected.
Its kinda hard to rate this. I do want to give it five stars but I also dont? Reading it was such an immersive experience that I dont think I even noticed any flaws/inconsistencies etc. being so in it.
God damn this book. I could have gone on with my life happily without reading this, but now that I have, I know it will haunt my thoughts in the next days, maybe even weeks.
This sat in my tbr and on my bookshelf for many years, waiting for the right moment. I had heard of so many people describing this as emotional, heart-wrenching etc. but I didn't really know what it was about.
I didn't expect it to be so centered around one character, but I didnt mind that.
The writing is beautiful. The long sentences, the use of parentheses and sudden (thought thankfully not too many) changes in pov threw me off at first, but I got used to them. It never ceases to amaze me how writers have the ability to make something so beautiful from just the 26 letters of the alphabet.
There were sections of this book that were difficult to get through, some that were very frustrating to read, but beautifully written nonetheless. Even though I felt frustrated and annoyed and disgusted and horrified at times, I could not put the book down and I finished it even quicker than I expected.
Its kinda hard to rate this. I do want to give it five stars but I also dont? Reading it was such an immersive experience that I dont think I even noticed any flaws/inconsistencies etc. being so in it.