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Book Review of A Little Life

A Little Life
A Little Life
Author: Hanya Yanagihara
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback


Shocking, brutal, emotionally riveting to read. Incredibly good writing, profound in many ways throughout the book, most especially once you get past the first 1/4 of introduction of characters. The thoughts and feelings between the main characters as they grow are written so well you believe these are real people, and an amazing talent the author had is relaying the inner feelings of each of them, over and over again as they age, in ways so compassionate and profound. You almost want to put it down it's so hard to read, but you cannot put it down until you know the end. It echoed in my head days after I was done. Just an emotional rollercoaster.