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A review by nothingforpomegranted
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
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? Yes
5.0
This is the first book in a long time that kept me up for hours at night just immersing myself in these characters and their relationships.
Yes, this book was devastating and filled with triggers and traumas. Yanagihara’s writing was sparse and beautiful, which perhaps made the story even more heartbreaking. These characters felt completely human with untold depths, and seeing their relationships ebb and flow and grow over forty years was so powerful.
I don’t feel the need to summarize elements of the book or review the characters I fell in love with.
Yes, this book was devastating and filled with triggers and traumas. Yanagihara’s writing was sparse and beautiful, which perhaps made the story even more heartbreaking. These characters felt completely human with untold depths, and seeing their relationships ebb and flow and grow over forty years was so powerful.
I don’t feel the need to summarize elements of the book or review the characters I fell in love with.