fjette 's review for:

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

4.5

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Well-written, engaging, characters very realistic and three-dimensional. 
The amount of trauma Jude experienced and the way it was described felt honestly unnecessary at times. The incredible success of each of the four original men also read as a bit unrealistic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Forced institutionalization, Dementia, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment