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A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
5.0
What an epic read this was.
I don’t want to give too much away, but it is a beautiful, realistic look into friendships and human brokenness, the traumatic secrets we keep, the uphill battle to recovery, the beauty of love and how we allow our demons to take those who care for us for granted.
It’s an absolute beast of a story; you really feel for the characters and you cant help but feel a little bit nostalgic about your own friendships and support bubble.
It is definitely beautiful, if a bit disturbing, but absolutely more human than any others I’ve read this year so far. Take time to read this one. And maybe in our own little lives we could see where we need to lend a hand.
I don’t want to give too much away, but it is a beautiful, realistic look into friendships and human brokenness, the traumatic secrets we keep, the uphill battle to recovery, the beauty of love and how we allow our demons to take those who care for us for granted.
It’s an absolute beast of a story; you really feel for the characters and you cant help but feel a little bit nostalgic about your own friendships and support bubble.
It is definitely beautiful, if a bit disturbing, but absolutely more human than any others I’ve read this year so far. Take time to read this one. And maybe in our own little lives we could see where we need to lend a hand.
We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
4.0
Quite the succinct essay that’s hard-hitting and absolutely true. Adiche nods that culture remains a hard mountain to climb, but it is important to recognise that it is up to us (as humans) to shift things around. Whilst not preachy, it is clear that she has an advocacy to start educating children to recognise equality at a young age.
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
5.0
Probably remains to be my favourite Gaiman book. Makes me feel very at home and still very much in love with my adopted city. The underworld building is absolutely wonderful and atmospheric, and if you live in London, it's a fascinating fantastical insight to places you may have heard of.
I always recommend this to people new to Gaiman; I think it's a great one to start with.
I always recommend this to people new to Gaiman; I think it's a great one to start with.