mmhorstmann 's review for:

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

5.0

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Sensational and truly the saddest book I’ve ever read. It took about 75 pages to get the hang of how it is written; it is always shifting point of view and point in timeline with no indication. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Fire/Fire injury