samwisethereader 's review for:

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

5.0

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

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This book devastated me. Will think about jude st. Francis for the rest of my life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

This book is extremely blunt in the way it gives it to you exactly as it is. I do not say this lightly, check the warnings, and if it in anyway is too much, put it down. Brilliant but one of, if not, the toughest reads.