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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: Death, Bullying, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Torture, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Hate crime, Mental illness, Vomit, Self harm, Sexual violence, Grief, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Dysphoria, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Rape, Pedophilia, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Body shaming, Blood, Eating disorder, Death of parent, Child death, Car accident, and Abandonment