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Any one else read/reading A Little Life

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minifingerz · 18/09/2016 09:22

... by Hanya Yanagihara?

Two thirds of the way through the 700 odd pages of it and both loving it but worrying about where it's going.

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GeorgeTheThird · 19/09/2016 21:34

They were rather over successful weren't they. And they stayed in touch very well for such a long time.

Andcake · 19/09/2016 21:32

I found it totally absorbing too couldn't put it down but loved it and hated it in equal measure. I found the over successful characters a bit odd and jarring.

MimsyBorogroves · 19/09/2016 21:16

Yes, I read it this time last year and loved it.

fizzin · 19/09/2016 21:09

I've read A Little Life - it's a great book. Looks like I'll have to go buy A God In Ruins............

PhoenixRisingSlowly · 18/09/2016 14:06

I have recently finished A Little Life and A God in Ruins and would be delighted to discuss either Grin Don't want to accidentally post spoilers though. I felt rather bereft when I finished A Little Life, it had taken me two months to slowly plough through and I still miss the characters and think about them at odd moments - almost like they are real people I have known.

MermaidofZennor · 18/09/2016 10:40

I loved A God In Ruins too :)

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minifingerz · 18/09/2016 10:20

Loved A God in Ruins.

I love very long books with damaged characters. Confused

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MermaidofZennor · 18/09/2016 10:11

I have it in my soon tbr pile. Quite looking forward to getting stuck into a long book for Autumn :)

BennyTheBall · 18/09/2016 09:36

I've got it on my Kindle, but haven't read it yet.

Everyone I know that's read it raves about it.

FinnFamilyMoomintroll · 18/09/2016 09:35

I just read this recently - yes, I did think it was quite a sad book but I enjoyed it! But I didn't find it that depressing to read, oddly, unlike A God In Ruins which I'm currently really struggling with as it's just so gloomy.

ShouldHaveListenedInBiology · 18/09/2016 09:32

I really enjoyed it although 'enjoyed' is possibly not the right word. It was completely absorbing but pretty bleak.

Imfinehowareyou · 18/09/2016 09:30

What a depressing book! I wished the other characters were used more but really it was all about Jude. I hated him by the end.