A Little Life

"Very moving, incredibly sad, and with so many life lessons. Teaches appreciation for life and relationships; need to demonstrate sympathy to people and using that with interactions as you may not know what others have lived (living) or their experiences. Great representation."

"I Dont Think There Are Even Words To Properly Rate This Book Which I May Even Argue Is A Work Of Art I Found Myself Highlighting Taking Pauses To Soak In What I Just Read Tears Streaming Down My Face Highly Recommend But It Is Not An Easy Read Or For The Faint Hearted"

"I want to start by saying this is a really heavy book. I had to take a few breaks to process the absolute devastation I was reading. I have never read a book as sad and heartbreaking as this one. It’s so beautifully well written. Highly, highly recommended this if you’re looking for a book to turn you into an emotional mess."

"I have so many things to say about this book… This is the kind of book that I will not recommend people to read. It is so beautifully written. The characters were heavy yet real… The storyline was dense and deep. I could write more praise but I still think that all these good things about this book are NOT worth the hurt you will experience while reading it. It was devastating. I wanted it to end so I can have a rest… I can’t think of anything bad Jude had not experienced in this book… I suffered while reading his suffering. This book is not just a “sad” book. The word ‘sad’ is not even a close description of this book. If you want to read it, then please check the TWs first. Also, know that it is very graphic,,, everything was described in explicit details,,, details that were very uncomfortable at times. At this point, I don’t even know if I like or hate this book. I just know that it was good but equally bad. "

"What a beautiful and tragic story. I fell in love with all the characters, trauma and all. If you want a happy story this isn’t it… but if you have this on your list to read, put itat the top."

"Doesn't live up to the hype. Over-dramatic, overblown, meandering story of improbable relationships & every type of gratuitous child abuse you can imagine. EVERY single type. Interminable. Terrible. Too many other books that successfully weave tragedy into the plot to waste time on these 800+ pages."

"Although they're are tragically /good/ moments in this, the "misery literature" (I can't use the other term ((trauma prn...))) is so overwhelming and overly descriptive that it became the only book on my "never read again list". An author can write about trauma and the problems that gay/poc gay men go through without going about it the way that this author did it. At first I simply enjoyed the book for what it was, but as time past I had a total switch on how I felt about it the more I thought about it. "

"Heartbreaking and Beautiful. Please check Trigger Warnings and only read this if you are Mentally in a good place"

"So here’s the thing, this book is fine. The story is fine, the characters are fine. The abuse in the story truly feels gratuitous at points. Rarely does it go toward plot development… It truly feels more like a grasp at the shock factor. I still recommend reading it, if you’re curious about it… but this book is not profound."

"my heart has been ripped from my chest"