A review by janicewu
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

this book blew up on tiktok, personally i find that it should not have. this book is entirely too trauma filled and intense for tiktok. though i, myself, very much liked the book, it was not an easy read. frankly this is one of the hardest books i’ve read, not because of the writing style or the language but because the content is so intense and so emotional. i liked it but reading this more than once might be a difficult feat. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt

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