A review by joyfayrweather
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

challenging dark emotional sad medium-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

5.0

I love this book, so, so, so much. I have read it, loaned it to a friend, and never got it back. Even still, I couldn’t stop thinking about it. So, I found it at target and read it again. This book is truly disturbing and sad. However, it is still amazing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, and Slavery

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Car accident, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug use, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, and Forced institutionalization