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   Is a little life a good book?

   • “A Little Life” eventually develops a relentless downhill trajectory. It might have had even more impact with fewer wild beasts prowling through fewer pages. But Ms. Yanagihara is still capable of introducing great shock value into her story to override its predictability.

   Review: ‘A Little Life,’ Hanya Yanagihara’s Traumatic Tale of Male

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   What is a little life about?

   • ‘A Little Life is a witness to human suffering pushed to its limits, drawn in extraordinary detail by incantatory prose … Through insightful detail and her decade-by-decade examination of these people’s lives, Yanagihara has drawn a deeply realized character study that inspires as much as devastates.

   Reading guide: A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

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   Is a little life a dark book?

   • While A Little Life is shot through with pain, it's far from being all dark. Jude's suffering finds its equipoise in the decency and compassion of those who love him; the book is a wrenching portrait of the enduring grace of friendship.

   Review: 'A Little Life' By Hanya Yanagihara : NPR

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   Is a little life a subversive novel?

   • ‘A Little Life becomes a surprisingly subversive novel—one that uses the middle-class trappings of naturalistic fiction to deliver an unsettling meditation on sexual abuse, suffering, and the difficulties of recovery … Yanagihara’s rendering of Jude’s abuse never feels excessive or sensationalist.

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   How many chapters in a little life?

   • A Little Life contains seven chapters, each with three sections. Each subsection contains 18,000 words. When speaking to The New Yorker in 2022, Yanagihara revealed the purpose behind the book’s structure. ‘This scaffolding was there to organize, but not dilute, the story’s corrosive emotions.

   Reading guide: A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

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   Is a little life the most buzzed-about Book of 2015?

   • So when her second novel, A Little Life, was published, no one expected the book to become one of the most buzzed-about titles of 2015. Especially given the nature of the book, with a relentlessly bleak plot focused on both childhood and adult abuse, laden with trauma and graphic depictions of self-harm.

   Reading guide: A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

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2. www.goodreads.com › book › showA Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara - Goodreads

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   Mar 10, 2015 · There is kind, handsome 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 center of gravity.

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   • Author: Hanya Yanagihara

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   Aug 7, 2015 · Just about every one of A Little Life’s 700 pages is saturated with trauma: child abuse, rape, domestic violence, dysfunctional families, addiction, self-harm, suicide, grief.

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5. www.independent.co.uk › arts-entertainment › booksA Little Life and misery lit: Have we finally suffered enough?

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   Apr 3, 2023 · As Hanya Yanagihara’s novel about a self-harming victim of abuse is adapted for the West End, Eloise Hendy explores how trauma and misery became a literary trend. Monday 03 April 2023 06:40 BST...

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   Sep 30, 2015 · Hanya Yanagihara’s “A Little Life,” published in March, turned out to be one of the most talked-about novels of the summer. It’s a big, emotional, trauma-packed read with a voluptuous prose style...

7. thebookerprizes.com › the-booker-library › featuresReading guide: A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

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   Mar 6, 2023 · Shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2015, Hanya Yanagihara’s second novel is a powerful exploration of the limits of human endurance. Whether you’re new to A Little Life or have read it and would like to explore it more deeply, here is our comprehensive guide

8. crewfiction.com › blog › a-little-life-summaryBreaking Down 'A Little Life': An In-Depth Book Summary

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   Aug 29, 2024 · Yes, “A Little Life” by Hanya Yanagihara is a hard book to read. It delves deeply into intense themes of trauma, sexual abuse, self-harm, and mental illness, portraying the protagonist Jude’s experiences in unflinchingly graphic detail.

9. www.npr.org › 2015/03/19 › 394050118Review: 'A Little Life' By Hanya Yanagihara : NPR

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   Mar 19, 2015 · In Hanya Yanagihara's deeply moving novel, college friends rise, lose their bearings, fall in love, squabble and wrestle with life's tragedies in New York City.