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A review by sudeofelya
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-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
4.0
Found it hard to get into it but once you get to love the characters it is very easy to finish. It took me only three days until I finished this very dark and heartbreaking story of these characters.
spoiler alert:
One thing I found incredibly surprising was the pain I felt when Malcolm and so many more have died after Jude. Although one was mainly focused on Jude’s story it was astonishing.
You are warned to be faced with a lot of unfortunate events and past stories that are being told. At some point as much as I hate to say it, it did get a lot at once. But to
make it fair the story plays over the course of many many years and it is probably because I read so quickly that it felt a little bit too much.
spoiler alert:
One thing I found incredibly surprising was the pain I felt when Malcolm and so many more have died after Jude. Although one was mainly focused on Jude’s story it was astonishing.
You are warned to be faced with a lot of unfortunate events and past stories that are being told. At some point as much as I hate to say it, it did get a lot at once. But to
make it fair the story plays over the course of many many years and it is probably because I read so quickly that it felt a little bit too much.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail