A Little Life: The million-copy bestseller, shortlisted for the Booker Prize (Picador Collection)

The character of jude was really different and amazing The don't is lil small but it's okay Understandable accent of english written by author over all A must read book to experience how life can be traumatic

This book is traumatising, no doubt about that but it's a BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN BOOK. I would have loved the book regardless of the outcome. The story is character-driven and the details of their everyday life but some nuances make them special. I can guarantee you one thing, these characters are going to stay with you. They seemed so real, I felt like I knew them personally. Once I finished reading, I initially wanted to reread it. I would have if the book didn't give me so much pain. I miss them all. I wanted this to be longer. Yes, 720 pages felt too short. I want to know what happened on each day in their life.

#NadirasPointOfReview: A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara. Story about 4 guy friends – Jude, JB, Willem and Malcolm from college to adulthood, about how their friendships evolve over decades and how their lives revolve around Jude who is traumatized by his past. This is a messed up review but it is a messed up story. Pros: 1. Beautifully epitomizes power of friendship and brotherhood. 2. Absolutely lovable characters - Jude the lawyer, Willem the actor, JB the painter, Harold the foster father, Andy the doctor. 3. Harold’s narratives were simply beautiful, full of love, very parental. You will want to get adopted by him! 4. The gay romance was very sweet and loving (I can’t believe I’m saying that!). 5. Loved the creative art and masterpieces of JB and Malcolm. Very visual. 6. Heart-wrenchingly beautiful prose. Leaves u shocked, pained, panicked, breathless with an empty hollow hole in ur gut. 7. Details of self-abuse made me physically cringe, it was so real & gruesome. ..... Cons: 1. Serious health hazard. Read with caution. 2. Emotional abuser about Physical abuse. 3. ALittleLife is ALittleLong!! I skipped about 150 pgs. 4. Never-ending, depressing nightmare. Lil too-bad-to-be-happening-to-one-person-in-one-lifetime! 5. The book should be renamed as The Gay Life! Everything gay about it and too much of it too. 6. Not much characterization on Malcolm. No back history on how they all became friends. 7. Most importantly: Hanya’s writing style was very confusing. You wouldn’t know who she was talking about until you read few paragraphs or sometimes even few pages! Every chapter started out with that confusion! Also it was confusing as to who is black, who is white, who is gay and who is not! 8. The writing didn’t let me accurately visualize their faces either due to lack of/confusing details regarding physical descriptions. My journey and reading experience: May contain spoilers. The book will renew your faith in the goodness of people out there. The book will destroy your faith and trust in people. It is full of raw and real emotions. You will feel intense anger at Caleb the boyfriend. You will feel disgust and nausea at Brother Luke’s “niceness”. You will hate nice people after this book. Coz it is a MASK that people wear. When I reached the point of Dr. Taylor, I was like “what the hell is going on”?! I hated Jude’s selfish, self-involved, self-absorbed personality. There are good people surrounding him who wanted to help him and still his trauma consumed him and made him shut off from those who loved him. But that goes onto show the long-term consequences of abuse. Damaged soul indeed. Suicide attempts, self-abuse - all were so painful and insightful too. Highly NOT-recommended if you have any mental instability/disturbances/tendencies. 4-stars🌟🌟🌟🌟 Follow me on instagram @nadirasworld

You should read this book at least once in your life. It teaches you many things about friendship, pain, resilience, and what it means to be human. The story is deeply emotional and stays with you long after you finish it. It is not an easy read, but it is absolutely worth it.

Very captivating but hearbreaking. Just the best read till now.

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara is a huuuge book! Like, no kidding guys, it's like 800 pages and I'll be honest the books that exceed the normal length of say 400 pages intimidate me, but after reading @paperbackdream's review I HAD TO READ IT AND I'M GLAD I DID! 🥺 Initially I was worried about DNFing it because the first hundred pages weren't that eventful and I wasn't really invested in the story and thought I'd certainly give up but as the story progressed, and the characters and their life struggles kept unfolding, I got connected to the story without even realizing it. The story revolves around four best friends — Willem, an aspiring actor; JB, a quick-witted, sometimes cruel Brooklyn-born painter seeking entry to the art world; Malcolm, a frustrated architect at a prominent firm; and withdrawn, brilliant, enigmatic Jude, who serves as their centre of gravity. These four men have been there for each other through every phase of life and have faced every hardship together. All the characters have their own story that makes your heart break but I personally felt that Jude's life and his story was one, that was devastatingly horrible. Of course, that doesn't mean that the trauma, the other characters went through was any less but I think out of all them, I definitely resonated with Jude's character and felt his pain. My eyed welled up at points and I wanted to fly overseas and confront the author because HOW CAN YOU DO THIS TO THIS POOR BABY? It was overwhelming and this book is definitely not all rainbows and sunshine, it's dark and raw and brutally honest and it makes you want to throw it away or even rip it to pieces but not because of being awful but awfully honest which is why it's worth it. Apart from the four Willem is my absolute favorite. This book has a bunch of amazing secondary characters too, whose presence compliments our main protagonists. Harold, Richard and Andy being my favourites. There isn't a lot to say about the book without spilling the beans so I'll stop right here because I obviously want you to read it on your own. It's devastating, honest and unapologetic. The way it's written is beautiful and intense at the same time. Do not let your fear of lengthy books deprive you of the wonderful experience of reading this book. I would also recommend listening to the audiobook which is equally good if not better.

read this 4 years ago as a teenager and somehow it still lingers. i thought i was just reading a book… turns out i signed up for emotional damage. still not over it. a heartbreaking literary fiction that stays with you forever. A Little Life

I got this book at 439INR the pages are yellowish and feels cheap in hand and the cover is also not that good. I gave 3 star because I am keeping it despite of the yellowish pages and cheap feeling because its enough for me to read once, though later I would have to buy another good edition but its for later.