ellieeeeeee's Reviews (238)

A Little Life

Hanya Yanagihara

DID NOT FINISH: 4%

not in the mood to reread rn
adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

so good also the audiobook was such a fun listen also
the esen death scene..... my god..... to be loved is to be murdered by your beloved fr
informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

a must read/listen, super informative 
emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

a must read. so well written and thoughtful and really just illuminates the experience of a kid growing up in palestine 
emotional reflective fast-paced

so good, my top 3 poems this first read-through: 
  • i help lara croft with her first kill
  • mythology 
  • i feel like a girl 
can't wait to reread it 
emotional informative slow-paced

related very much to sarah and her journey, this was a super informative read 
emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Loveable characters: Yes

truly heartwrenching 
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

i would've dnf'ed this if not for the book club im reading it for..... not really a perspective (well off middle aged white man running from his problems) i ever care to read again lmfao 
informative slow-paced

very informative
medium-paced

opened my eyes to a lot of aspects of pinkwashing i wasn't familiar with. beautifully written and clearly well researched as well as personally experienced by the author. have recommended this book to many already and will continue recommending it.