A review by officialdani
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Hanya Yanagihara is a fantastic writer. However, this book was just too much. For me, it was so over the top - all the tragic things that kept happening piling up on top of one another. It took me out of the emotion of the story.
It is a slow, long read that I pushed through hoping for something different to happen. For some character development. Some hope. I couldn’t even recommend this to others as a read.
It is a slow, long read that I pushed through hoping for something different to happen. For some character development. Some hope. I couldn’t even recommend this to others as a read.
Graphic: Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Car accident, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Injury/Injury detail, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Grief, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Body shaming, Suicide attempt, Torture, Drug use, Death of parent, Death, Violence, Abandonment, Cancer, Self harm, Rape, Mental illness, Medical content, Eating disorder, Suicide, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Body horror, Blood, Addiction, Confinement, and Child abuse