A Little Life
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- Create Date：2022-08-05 00:21:45
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Hanya Yanagihara
- ISBN：0804172706
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Summary
A Little Life follows four college classmates—broke， adrift， and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition—as they move to New York in search of fame and fortune。 While their relationships， which are tinged by addiction， success， and pride， deepen over the decades， the men are held together by their devotion to the brilliant， enigmatic Jude， a man scarred by an unspeakable childhood trauma。 A hymn to brotherly bonds and a masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century， Hanya Yanagihara’s stunning novel is about the families we are born into， and those that we make for ourselves。
Reviews
Mackenzie
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I love and hate this book so strongly at the same time。 If I’m being honest， the love outweighs the hate。 But it is challenging， frustrating， and angering （mostly at the author for coming up with this stuff， not so much the characters who I love）， but also heartwarming， rewarding， and nourishing。 I’m reminded of both the darkness of life and also the overwhelming hope and light of life。 It was an experience to read this and one I will not soon forget。
Arnaud Verwacht
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Volledige review op https://arnaudverwacht。wordpress。com/ LATEN WE ONZE BADKAMERSPIEGELS VERVANGEN DOOR FOTO'S VAN YANAGIHARA De Amerikaanse schrijfster Hanya Yanagihara vertelt over het kleine leven van vier vrienden， specifieker dat van Jude。 Als kind werd hij misbruikt en vecht bijna 800 bladzijden lang tegen de demonen uit zijn jeugd。 Dat zijn veel pagina’s， maar iedereen die het boek las zal u weten te vertellen dat dat er lang niet genoeg waren。Jude， Willem， Malcolm en JB: de vier vrienden Volledige review op https://arnaudverwacht。wordpress。com/ LATEN WE ONZE BADKAMERSPIEGELS VERVANGEN DOOR FOTO'S VAN YANAGIHARA De Amerikaanse schrijfster Hanya Yanagihara vertelt over het kleine leven van vier vrienden， specifieker dat van Jude。 Als kind werd hij misbruikt en vecht bijna 800 bladzijden lang tegen de demonen uit zijn jeugd。 Dat zijn veel pagina’s， maar iedereen die het boek las zal u weten te vertellen dat dat er lang niet genoeg waren。Jude， Willem， Malcolm en JB: de vier vrienden leven in de artistieke wijk van New York， het zijn de Dansaertvlaimingen van de VS。 Ze sleuren allemaal een donker verhaal met zich mee， dat van Jude nog het donkerst van ze allemaal。 Hij moet er zijn leven lang de gevolgen van ondervinden。 Naargelang de jaren voorbijvliegen， verandert de dynamiek tussen de vrienden。 De uitkomst zijn onthullingen van geheimen die soms beter niet aan het licht waren gekomen。 NATTE BADKAMERSPIEGELSYanagihara verwerpt de eentonige personages uit de Griekse literatuur en durft de gemeenheid van de moderne mens in het gezicht van de lezer te smeren。 In een bepaalde passage maakt JB een zware fout， wat zijn positie binnen de vriendengroep in het gedrang brengt。 Die vetes vervagen wel， net zoals de condensatie op een badkamerspiegel。 Sommige fouten moeten nu eenmaal vergeven worden: daarin schuilt de schoonheid van de mens。 In Een klein leven overheersen de negatieve en donkere gebeurtenissen， waardoor humor zelden op zijn plaats is。 Voor de weinige keren dat die er wel aan te pas kwam， kon Yanagihara die ook op meesterlijke wijze plaatsen。 De weinige humor kwam enkel voor in de gesprekken tussen de vier vrienden， op dezelfde manier dat ik het herken in mijn eigen vriendengroep。 Dat Yanagihara geen nodeloze humor rondbazuint， toont aan hoeveel denkwerk ze in haar pen steekt， maar ook met hoeveel respect ze omgaat met het onderwerp。 SPIEGELTJE， SPIEGELTJE AAN DE WANDWie niet over zichzelf reflecteert， leest het boek op de verkeerde manier。 De bijna 800 bladzijden zijn in werkelijkheid een spiegel die voor de lezer gehouden worden。 De manier waarop Judes vrienden omgaan met de situatie drukt de lezer met zijn neus op de feiten over hoe wij omgaan met mentale gezondheid。 Als het altijd op deze manier gebeurt， mag Yanagihara mij elke dag van de week de les spellen。 Jude en zijn vrienden leven een klein leven， maar de manier waarop Yanagihara het verhaalt zal voor altijd een impact hebben op de kleine levens van de lezers die het voorrecht hebben de eerste pagina van Een klein leven te mogen omslaan。 。。。more
Rosann
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This book was well written but very dark。 At on point I wanted to say "we get it， let's move on"。 This book was well written but very dark。 At on point I wanted to say "we get it， let's move on"。 。。。more
Tori
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broke my heart this book will forever stay with me
Olivia Ryan
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The most upsetting book I’ve ever read， need therapy after this one。 Beautifully written but just so so so dark。
Renci Vernice
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WOW
Natalia
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okropnie。 cudowna。
Anna Simek
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The story washes over you in waves。 Beautiful， heartbreaking， uplifting and ultimately heartbreaking again。 Well worth the tears and time。 I will be thinking about Jude and the boys for a while。
Ina Fajardo
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This book absolutely wrecked me。 Reading the back， you might think， oh ok， it’s a story about friends in NY just trying to make something of themselves。 Perhaps it’s a gritty version of the show Friends。 But it should really come with a warning that it will absolutely rip your heart out of your chest and obliterate you。 I have given myself a sinus headache from the amount of crying I’ve done in the last 100 pages。 Beautiful writing。 It’s a tome at 800+ pages but I couldn’t put it down。
Hercules
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consigliato se si vuole piangere come se fosse il diluvio universale。 Se potessi darei venti stelle。 e niente， sono senza parole Jude， WILLEM， Malcom， JB， gli anni felici， Lispenard street。。。
Cristal
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4。75I so loved the main characters and my heart broke and broke and broke and I just cried so much。 I can hardly form coherent thoughts about it。 Even though it was long， it never dragged， and it surprised me how deeply invested I became in the story。 If you decide to read this， please read the list of trigger warnings first。
anna bray
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heartbreaking…
Ilenia
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Questo libro è meraviglioso ma non leggetelo， state lontani。
Nouraine
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i dunno what to say where to start easily the saddest most beautiful book ive ever read in my entire life please check tws bfr reading very sensitive touching book the misery in iy NEVER EVER ends
julianna
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Porzucam tę książkę bo zobaczyłam spojler :/ （może i dobrze bo utwierdził mnie w przekonaniu， że nie warto dalej czytać）。 Pewnie gdyby była dwa razy krótsza dałabym jej szansę。
Jacqueline
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Best book I have read in a long time。 Definitely one of the best books I've ever read。 Although unsettling at times， it's a real page turner。 A beautiful story of a difficult but beautiful life。 Best book I have read in a long time。 Definitely one of the best books I've ever read。 Although unsettling at times， it's a real page turner。 A beautiful story of a difficult but beautiful life。 。。。more
Andrea Muñoz
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This was fun until I wanted to kill myself
Erin Cox
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ouch。
Haley
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This is one of the saddest and best books I’ve ever read。 So much sorrow and grief and beauty and love。 Truly an emotional rollercoaster。
Lucia Fernández
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Lots of pain， but incredibly beautiful。 This book touched every single fiber of my emotions， would give a lot of things to read for the first time again。
Alex Lanious
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So good… Kind， touching， compassionate， and true。
Alejandra Zárate
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no puedo describir lo mucho que me hizo ver otras perspectivas。 es devastador y enriquecedor。
Emmy King
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“And so I try to be kind to everything I see， and in everything I see， I see him。”The only thing this book gave me was trauma。 Would never recommend this for anyone who is mentally stable， and would heavily advise against it
Cherie
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Absolutely heartbreaking。
Caitlyn Clement-Remy
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I’m not sure how I want to rate this yet this book is a lot
gab
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5⭐+❤
kelly
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almost irrationally sad？ like i felt deeply protected over the protagonist and the pain they were going through actually made me angry at the author。 i guess that’s a testament to great writing。 （feel a bit weird about the sexuality exploitation from the author tho）
Shafa
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what a TOUGH read。 probably the toughest book/story I've ever read。 It pushes you and could make you feel uncomfortable。 definitely need some breaks in between bcs just how miserable it made me feel。 this book is written so painfully， so beautifully。 the beauty in its excessiveness， both the good and the bad。 truly love the characters warm words to each other， yet truly horrified by some actions and words by some other characters。in some ways， by this story， I could understand a part of how trau what a TOUGH read。 probably the toughest book/story I've ever read。 It pushes you and could make you feel uncomfortable。 definitely need some breaks in between bcs just how miserable it made me feel。 this book is written so painfully， so beautifully。 the beauty in its excessiveness， both the good and the bad。 truly love the characters warm words to each other， yet truly horrified by some actions and words by some other characters。in some ways， by this story， I could understand a part of how trauma effects one's view on life， on relationship。 including the mind of one's having to carry the burden of it。 definitely one of the most impressive book i've ever read。 。。。more
Fiona Brebner
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I really loved this book although at times it was hard to read。 The story line was so intense in parts， it made me feel uncomfortable but I still couldn’t put the book down。 I can’t remember the last book I read that stirred so many different emotions。 It’s definitely not a light read or even a feel good book but it’s so beautifully written and quite compelling。
Tieyah
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heartbreaking。 4。5
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