A review by torif2
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

5.0

I am so happy that I read this book, but I’m happier it’s over! The way mental health is explained through Jude’s eye is truly heartbreaking. It really makes you feel like you are right there along with him though the struggle just to stay another day. I fell so much for every character in this book. To see how awful Jude’s mental heath can be for the people around him was just as sad as watching Jude go through it. I wanted to take each character aside and tell them I know they are doing their best and give them hug. I was prepared to cry but I wasn’t prepared to cry so many different times for very different reasons. The amount of times I had to put the book down to compose myself before starting again was a record for me. Just when I didn’t think it could get worse it did, but I am glad I was along for the journey. The love that is shared between the characters is so beautiful and it breaks my heart to see that sometimes nothing is enough.