nebulana 's review for:

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

0.5

dark sad tense slow-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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The writing is beautiful at times, although the story itself is lacking and seems more driven by inflicting the most amount of trauma/tragedy within the pages than by driving the story forward. There is no deep character development, although there is a good deal of development in the relationships between characters. Yes, this book is tragic, unbelievably so.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment