mochiclouds 's review for:

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

5.0

challenging dark emotional informative lighthearted mysterious sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I love this book and jude and willem so much :( it still hurts. this book finished me. if you care for your mental health please do not read this. and if you consider reading this book please read the content and trigger warnings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment

child rape, child molestion, grooming, manipulation, and prostitution