A Little Life is a 2015 novel by American novelist Hanya Yanagihara. The novel was written over the course of eighteen months. Despite the length and difficult subject matter, it became a bestseller.
LGBTQ novelsComing of AgeLiterarySagasFamiliesFictionAmerikanisches Englischchild abusesexual abuseDysfunctional familiesMemoryFICTION / Coming of Age
- Harm to children
- Sexual violence
- Graphic violence
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Earnest, contemporary, overwhelming and grave.
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- contemplativerelentless
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- amara.readsThe Empath★★★★½
Seven hundred pages of suffering arranged for maximum effect. It works, and I resent that it works. Three stars for craft, minus one for manipulation, plus one because I finished it at 4am.
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