A review by sydkounn
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

I tried really hard to like this book especially with all the hype that it gets, but this book is just that over hyped. Yanagihara has an amazing writing style which is why I gave it one start but this book really has no plot, no character development, and is really just filled will trauma that is extremely graphic and unnecessary considering there’s no real plot to connect it back to. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail