Re-reading small portions to fact-check an earlier draft of this review had a similar, although not so long-lived, effect.ĭaniel Mendelsohn’s review of A Little Life was published in the December 3rd Issue of the New York Review of Books ( see also, his exchange with Yanagihara’s editor in the NYRB’s letter’s page). It is an emotionally disturbing book, it left me unable to eat or sleep properly, and I burst into tears several times during the reading ( from other reviews, I am not the only person to be affected in this way) I was afraid it might be inducing some kind of emotional collapse. I read Hanya Yanagihara’s A Little Life in early November last year, starting during my commute to work on a Friday, continuing Friday evening, and finishing Sunday evening of the same weekend. ***SPOILER ALERT*** for discussion of all the major plot points of this book. ***TRIGGER WARNING*** for descriptions/discussion of child abuse and self-harm.
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