rodzha 's review for:

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

5.0

dark emotional hopeful informative sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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What a masterpiece. Educated me in topics I didn’t quite understand before. It really shows how your childhood - your years of learning, reflects who you are and how hard it is to change that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Toxic friendship

Minor: Death, Eating disorder