A review by kkgarrett
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

challenging dark emotional 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

4.0

Something I haven’t seen in the discourse around this book is that it’s about neglect.

Of course explicitly in childhood. Even into adulthood, though, people with the ability to help Jude stop just short of providing adequate mental health services. My hot take is that Andy is a bad doctor!

Also bisexuals exist!!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Domestic abuse, Trafficking, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicide, Violence, Pedophilia, Self harm, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Vomit, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Blood, and Addiction