A Very Brief Review of A Little Life
by Hanya Yanagihara

"astonishing, challenging, upsetting"

Illustration of cover art from A Little Life

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"Is there life after A Little Life?"

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"Um. Wow. No."

This book is technically about four college friends' post-graduation lives in New York City. There is kind, handsome Willem, an aspiring actor; JB, a quick-witted, sometimes cruel Brooklyn-born painter seeking entry to the art world; Malcolm, a frustrated architect at a prominent firm; and withdrawn, brilliant, enigmatic Jude, who serves as their center of gravity.

This book is also about being kicked in the face by your emotions.
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