A Little Life (CD-Audio)

from pgchuis

This is a really extraordinary novel. I am reluctant to describe the "plot", because if I had known the details of the storyline in advance I would probably not have had the courage to read it. It is very well-written, the saddest book I have ever read and the kind of story you think about all th...

from Karen59

I finished A Little Life in late January and can't stop thinking about it. It is the best book I have ever read about trauma and abuse and is one of the best books I have ever read. It is a brutal book, a deeply wrenching, beautiful book. It is a gentle book with not one false step in its charact...

from Opinionated

Hmm mixed feelings about this. On the one hand it is compelling reading but on the other hand it requires a degree of suspension of disbelief that may be too hard for many readers. The main problem is that Yanagihara's characters are either irredeemably evil, or saints walking the earth. There is...

from chrisblocker

I love books that rip open my chest, show me my beating heart, and force me to see the world through the eyes of a different person. When I read, I want to feel. I want to be touched. And the most successful books are that ones that do that-that leave me in amazement whether it is because of beau...

from gendeg

As I read, I could always hear the slowed down, stripped down version of "Mad World" playing in the background... Overall, the horror and darkness of Jude's life started out as gripping and galvanizing as ever but eventually strained disbelief. Is it possible that someone who has survived that mu...