A little life

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namechanging1 · 27/02/2017 14:46

Really enjoyed the beginning.....then it started getting too depressing....I am now about page 500....have started skimming, does it get better? It's too depressing at the moment, and I am starting not to care anymore as it all seems so helpless.
Do I carry on?

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PhoenixRisingSlowly · 28/02/2017 16:39

It gets worse BUT it was one of the best books I read last year and I would persevere but maybe intersperse it with an audiobook or another read which is lighter. I still feel profoundly affected by the story and the characters and, 6 months on, it's still with me strongly. A wonderful book but yes, relentless.

loinnir · 28/02/2017 12:51

It gets more depressing - I was willing it to end!

GeorgeHerbert · 27/02/2017 19:49

It is a very difficult book but really worth persevering. I sobbed through the last 100 or so pages but it is probably one of the most moving books I have ever read.

JennyWreny · 27/02/2017 15:32

I loved A Little Life. There's no way I could have stopped reading it - I had to find out what happened to the characters.

Not very helpful - sorry!!!

Rokerwriter · 27/02/2017 15:00

Oh, no namechanging1 I'm just past page 400 and was concerned it was going that way. I'm absolutely absorbed so far and it's in serious danger of becoming my favourite book - but can I cope with this? I'm far too concerned about Jude than someone ought to be in an entirely fictional person.

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