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A Little Life
Winner of The Kirkus Prize, A Man Booker Prize Finalist, and A National Book Award Finalist, A Little Life was named One of the Best Books of the Year. 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...show more
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The saddest book I’ve ever read in my entire life! The author wanted to create a character that never got better and I didn’t know how to handle it. I wanted so much more in life for Jude. I had to taken breaks reading the book because of how dark it got. The storyline for Jude just got darker and darker and darker. This character was created so there could never be a light at the end of the tunnel.
Well, this author doesn't have an editor. The story would have been just as powerful in half the amount of pages. And she's obviously sponsored by a Thesaurus. The unnecessary $30 words was distracting
That said -- What great characters. I loved going through the years with them. I'm gutted at the events. An emotional roller-coaster.
Good story-telling, but there should be trigger warnings. A good editor could have cut its length considerably. I’d rate the writing and story telling an 8, but I didn’t enjoy it and cut my rating.
Ugh! My heart. I am so beautifully broken. I needed this read, not only because it had been on my TBR for a long time, but I needed the substance. I needed a book that made me stare at a wall for 10 minutes without words when it was over. Characters so real that you can see them, feel them, and care for them. It was brutal but gorgeous in the execution. It could have been so crass, but it was careful. It was gentle. Would I recommend this b...read more
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