Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

Een klein leven by Hanya Yanagihara

79 reviews

despuesdeleer's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Creo que es el libro más difícil, desgarrador y traumático que he leído hasta el momento. Seguramente se han encontrado con esta portada en Bookstagram o BookTok; lo más probable es que solo hayan escuchado su mala reputación, y todo lo que se dice de él es cierto.

Cuando vi las reseñas de este libro por primera vez, la mayoría se reducían a frases como "te cambia la vida" o "te destroza por completo". También escuché que la autora lo escribió intencionalmente tan duro para que la gente no pudiera terminarlo (cosa que no creo en absoluto).

No negaré que es una obra increíble, logra una narrativa que te envuelve a lo largo de sus mil páginas sin que te des cuenta, y la forma de escribir de Yanagihara es elocuente y hermosa. Sin embargo, también tengo claro que no es un libro para todo el público. Ahora que lo he terminado, solo puedo concluir que lo recomendaría con reservas, ya que no es una historia que todos puedan soportar debido a la exposición al trauma y a las difíciles realidades que Jude sobrevive. Creo que esta podría ser una de las primeras lecturas con 5 ⭐️ del año.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

e11en's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

5.0

*adds ALL the content warnings*

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

megjcooke's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Slavery

tawanghdyn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Bought this book cz they said it's incredibly sad and will gives you an ugly cry. Instead of sobbing, I'm frustrated and upset with Jude's attitude towards his past, for believing what those abusive, repulsive, manipulative people said to him. Despite surrounded by people who love him, he doesn't seem want to be help, he keeps on harming himself in every possible way. Sure, those first 15 years of his life was hard, and I'm sorry for that, but keep dragging those lugagge isn't a way to live your life either.

I know you had been hurt, but you're hurting your dearest people with your stubborn belief 😮‍💨

If anything, I like to watch how their friendship grow with times, drifting apart and closer again through decades of joy, sorrow, addiction, and passion. I admire the patient that Andy, Harold, Julia, and Willem own.  And I aspire to travel as much as they are and to have Jude's cooking skill :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction

cintiamarisas's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

I’m not gonna lie y’all. I think I have no heart whatsoever because I’m pretty sure I’m the only person on earth who didn’t cry reading this. That being said, I did love the book. I love a good sad story. But I also felt underwhelmed and disappointed even because I was really looking forward to get heartbroken and just cry my eyes out and that didn’t happen and that’s really the only reason I’m not giving it 5 starts. Jude is without any doubt the most complex character I’ve encountered in my 18 years of life. I love how in detail we get to know his childhood, his career, his struggles, his feelings and his thoughts. This book made me fall in love with character driven stories. I’ve never thought I’d enjoy reading more than 700 pages about the lives of these characters. Truly a masterpiece. Beautifully written. Hanya Yanagihara has such a way with words, I love it. Specially loved the constant change of povs. I absolutely adored Harold and Andy’s characters, those men deserve the world. Some of my favourite dialogues were between Andy and Jude. Such intense moments, it was amazing. And the dialogues between Jude and Harold were the moments I was closest to cry. Happy cry. I didn’t know I loved the found family troop so much. And then Willem… Willem and Jude’s love was simply beautiful. Since the beginning. Their unconditional love for each other made my heart melt every time. I feel like the times where most people would cry I was just in shock. Any scene concerning the themes of abuse, violence and grief made me utterly sad. Maybe I just don’t express sadness in the same way most people do but enough of self analysis. Overall this is a great book but unfortunately it didn’t meet my ridiculously high expectations.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Drug abuse, Gore, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, and Toxic friendship

em1339's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Trafficking, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Classism

claireallisonwrites's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

lsdthoughts's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

viv_ib's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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? Yes

5.0

this book broke me....and even knowing that i'll read it again

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

chomperpupper's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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? No

4.5

I wanted to be in so much pain that i couldn't even cry anymore . I wanted to know that it's okay that you'll never heal and you're still good enough you'll still be loved. At this heart of it it's about the sense of community that every wounded person needs .

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Acephobia/Arophobia, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Classism