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A Little Life - Hanya Yanagihara

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MrBigTiger · 16/12/2021 20:03

Fucking hell. Has anyone read this?

I haven't been so distraught at the end of a book since reading One Day.

Aaaaarrrggghhh. 😭

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MrBigTiger · 16/12/2021 20:13

I feel like I now need to watch something trashy and atrocious to cleanse my brain from the misery. Human Centipede might do the trick.

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BlameItOnTheBlackStar · 16/12/2021 20:11

Oh I LOVED this book. It was the first book for years that utterly drew me into its own world, I couldn't look up from it.

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MrBigTiger · 16/12/2021 20:11

@Hoolihan

I am evangelical in my hatred of this book. Utterly disgusting misery porn, abysmal characters, ludicrous story arch and atrocious dialogue.

I haven't processed it yet. I'm not entirely sure I enjoyed it at all.

It's certainly the most miserable book I've ever read. Why would someone write something so horrible?

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Jota67 · 16/12/2021 20:08

It was a really tough read. I read it on holiday in October and was crying by the pool. So cruel

Hoolihan · 16/12/2021 20:06

I am evangelical in my hatred of this book. Utterly disgusting misery porn, abysmal characters, ludicrous story arch and atrocious dialogue.

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