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A review by se80502
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
"A Little Life" by Hanya Yanagihara
12 days and 816 pages later, and I'm a different person than I was before reading this book. However difficult, however hard it made me cry, it was the beauty within it that will forever be with me. I can categorically, without a shadow of a doubt, now proclaim it to be my favorite book I've ever read. The pain was worth it. My husband has always had a special bookshelf for his all-time favorite books. Books he wanted to stay with him no matter what. Until now, I've never had a book I couldn't part with. One I wrote so much in and underlined and poured myself into. This is finally that book for me.
It's difficult. It has so many complicated, deeply emotional, and difficult parts that I don't know if I can recommend it unless I know that person is emotionally prepared to take on its heaviness. There are so many trigger ⚠️ warnings for this book that could throw the wrong person into a dark place.
Thankfully, I kept going and "decided to stay."
"And so I try to be kind to everything I see, and in everything I see, I see him."
12 days and 816 pages later, and I'm a different person than I was before reading this book. However difficult, however hard it made me cry, it was the beauty within it that will forever be with me. I can categorically, without a shadow of a doubt, now proclaim it to be my favorite book I've ever read. The pain was worth it. My husband has always had a special bookshelf for his all-time favorite books. Books he wanted to stay with him no matter what. Until now, I've never had a book I couldn't part with. One I wrote so much in and underlined and poured myself into. This is finally that book for me.
It's difficult. It has so many complicated, deeply emotional, and difficult parts that I don't know if I can recommend it unless I know that person is emotionally prepared to take on its heaviness. There are so many trigger ⚠️ warnings for this book that could throw the wrong person into a dark place.
Thankfully, I kept going and "decided to stay."
"And so I try to be kind to everything I see, and in everything I see, I see him."
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Grief, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Pedophilia, Rape, and Suicidal thoughts