A review by dreadpiraterudis
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This book is just so desperately sad. Beautiful, but so sad. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment