A review by mmhorstmann
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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, and Fire/Fire injury