A review by maloriblake
A Little Life, by Hanya Yanagihara
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
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
4.5
Graphic: Body shaming, Cancer, Car accident, Dementia, Drug abuse, Drug use, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Injury/injury detail, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Biphobia, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Toxic friendship, Classism, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Ableism, Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Gore, Grief, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Murder, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, and Vomit