A review by boyterror
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

5.0

i put off reading this for so long because i knew it would hit hard, and it did. i physically gagged, almost threw up while reading this, so i don’t recommend that you read it if you have experienced any of the heavily triggering things mentioned in the trigger warnings for this book. i also wouldn’t recommend reading it if you lack critical reading skills, it probably isn’t for you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Lesbophobia, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Ableism

Minor: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Blood, Car accident, and Alcohol