Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Tan poca vida by Hanya Yanagihara

33 reviews

gabigw's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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

3.0

For me this book crossed the line from a beautiful, dark book to an almost exploitative exercise in extremism. While the prose is beautiful and I cared deeply about the characters, I wondered many times about the motivation of the author. Did she want to shed light on the trauma and injustice some people are forced to endure? Or did she want to make a spectacle of trauma and of queer relationships to create a book that would get people talking? Not talking about the issues, but about the book; and about her.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Classism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Chronic illness, Death, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Ableism, Car accident, Child abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

rileyhawkins's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Dysphoria, Trafficking, Torture, Pedophilia, Grief, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Self harm, Racism, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Medical content, Hate crime, Alcohol, Outing, Mental illness, Infidelity, Gaslighting, and Forced institutionalization

hsitbeenworthit's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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

Be aware of the triggers in this book! Read the tw list beforehand. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Ableism, Body horror, Abandonment, Addiction, Classism, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Violence, Vomit, Gore, and Pedophilia

prawdziwki's review against another edition

challenging tense slow-paced

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

0.5

o tym też nie chcę rozmawiać, bo mnie nie przekonacie // this is fucking awful

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Death, Chronic illness, Ableism, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Acephobia/Arophobia, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Biphobia, Transphobia, Homophobia, Vomit, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Drug use, Eating disorder, Outing, Addiction, Drug abuse, Medical content, Classism, Racism, and Grief

homieb17's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-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: Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Grief, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Suicide, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Gore, Violence, Death, Suicide attempt, Trafficking, Sexual harassment, Rape, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Medical content, and Torture

Moderate: Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Addiction, Abandonment, and Drug use

Minor: Eating disorder, Car accident, Classism, and Abandonment

terp's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death of parent, Grief, Addiction, Drug abuse, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Sexual assault, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Chronic illness, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

stjohnswarts's review against another edition

challenging 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

4.0

i have to agree with the people who all this book torture porn. i understand that that’s kind of the point but jesus christ. 

however, it’s so beautifully written that i felt compelled to keep reading despite how turned off i was by the graphic violence. i cry rarely these days, and even more rarely at books or movies, but i cried reading the last chapter. i’m not sure i’ll be reading more of yanagihara’s writing, but i am glad i got to read a little life.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Torture, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Violence, Self harm, Suicide, Trafficking, Sexual assault, Vomit, Grief, Abandonment, Blood, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Body shaming, Car accident, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Rape, Sexual violence, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, and Toxic relationship

macpreeper's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

5.0

This book is amazing but devastating. The characters are like real fleshed out 3D people. 10/10 would read again but beware of the trigger warnings.  

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Content Warnings

Minor: Grief, Rape, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Chronic illness, Classism, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Self harm, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Racism, Torture, Violence, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Ableism, Physical abuse, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Trafficking, and Transphobia

besotted's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Gore, Chronic illness, Sexual assault, Homophobia, Self harm, Mental illness, Grief, Child abuse, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Ableism, Lesbophobia, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Transphobia, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Vomit, Classism, and Deadnaming

julianareynolds's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Body shaming, Child abuse, Rape, Toxic friendship, Grief, Addiction, Alcohol, Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Hate crime, Drug use, Dysphoria, Gaslighting, Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Car accident, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Alcoholism, Classism, Ableism, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, and Pedophilia