Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

Tan poca vida by Hanya Yanagihara

57 reviews

queerhoney's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Rape, Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Self harm, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gore, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual harassment, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Body horror, Body shaming, Gun violence, Medical content, Sexual violence, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Cancer

lady_of_the_ulla's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Body shaming, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Medical content, Racial slurs, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Body horror, Mental illness, Self harm, Ableism, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

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

mercedes_bente's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Ableism, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Body shaming, Death, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, and Self harm

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, and Death of parent

Minor: Homophobia, Hate crime, Racism, and Racial slurs

mari_vangberg's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Easiest 5⭐️ I have ever given. This book and these loveable characters will stay with me for a long time (probably forever), and it was such a beautiful and brutally painful story to read. A Little Life is a heavy book (in every sense of the word), but I did not find a single redundant word throughout its 814 pages. Truly a masterpiece!

Please look up the TWs for this book before reading it though, because there are a lot of them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Torture, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Abandonment, Medical content, Death, Kidnapping, Suicide, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Car accident, Forced institutionalization, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Drug use, Dysphoria, Grief, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Eating disorder, Rape, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Sexual content, Ableism, Chronic illness, and Death of parent

rosiejode's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring lighthearted sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

Wow. Easily the most beautiful but most harrowing thing I’ve ever read. This book took me just under a month to read and I’m glad I spread it out over the month. It was so sad I can’t even express and I somewhat agree with the label ‘trauma porn’ that it’s been given by other people. I feel like this book will live with me for a while and I will miss all of the characters. I’d like to read it again over a shorter period of time, maybe next time I’m ready to weep uncontrollably 😢 read with caution ⚠️

9 days later - I still feel empty and can’t stop thinking about this book 😭

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Racism, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Drug use, Eating disorder, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Torture, Addiction, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Grief, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicide, Gore, Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, Violence, and Sexual content

susannedeheer's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

I lived with this “little” life for some months, just as i read here more often, this story was part of my everyday life. The characters were so real, so well written, that it felt like i became one of them. At the same time was the writing always with some distance, the few moments in first person made this clear to me.
A Little Life asks the question what stories are meant for. And it is a good story, but the moment it crosses some line is the moment the story loses its essence or goal. For me ( and i think for almost everyone) it is the too much trauma for one persons life. A turned around deus ex machina who comes out of nowhere. And of course life can be cruel and uncertain, but can we just believe or pretend to believe when we’re reading stories?
I’m sad to leave them behind, but it feels finished, rounded and so i can actually move on. Their whole lives are on paper (even though it felt like they never get older, and still stay 20-something. So i will definitely read it when i’m older to see what the difference is)
I finished it just in time for the play by ITA. Very curious how they bring this cruel and beautiful life to the stage. It almost feels impossible, unreachable to bring these stories to life. The book is able to keep it at some distance, but i’m sure the realness on stage will bring some new heaviness to it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Child abuse, Self harm, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Death of parent, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Rape, Racism, Violence, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Child death, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, and Pedophilia

auburn_phoenix_15's review against another edition

The book got too 'real' and has emotionally destroyed me. The situations were too traumatic and heart-wrenching that made it painful to read.

Might go back to it later...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Chronic illness, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Medical content, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Vomit, Pedophilia, Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, and Eating disorder

skyleetux's review against another edition

dark hopeful inspiring reflective 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Chronic illness, Body shaming, Sexual harassment, Racial slurs, Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Dysphoria, Drug use, Suicide, Sexual violence, Self harm, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, Hate crime, Grief, Blood, Addiction, Vomit, Sexual content, Mental illness, Transphobia, Violence, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Child abuse, Bullying, and Body horror

jdraindavis's review against another edition

challenging 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

4.5

A piece of literature that completely devastes and enraptures. The detail in which you are thrust into the innermost traumas and struggles of the characters is unmatched. I will be processing this story for a long, long time. Exploring the themes of catastrophic grief, you are not given relief in this book. Be prepared to weep. I found myself getting frustrated with some of the plot when it focuses on the mundane, but then a tragic event would occur that would tie everything into the quotidian experiences. It was alike living another life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Torture, Violence, Abandonment, Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Child death, Drug use, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Racism, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Trafficking, and Vomit