A Little Life Support Group! (POSSIBLE SPOILERS)

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Wow! I've just finished reading this book and it blew me away.

I feel bereft! I feel like I've lost a friend.

To me it was outstanding, heartbreaking and uplifting.

Any thoughts anyone?

Yes, I read it a few years ago. For the last few chapters I could hardly read as I was sobbing so much. A heartbreaking book.

My only criticism is that all 4 main friends achieve incredible success in their respective fields which is a bit improbable.

I loved this book. So well written. I was bereft when I finished too. If only everyone who had suffered such trauma had such good friends around them. Sadly, as with the comment above about the jobs, I also found the ability of the protagonist’s friends to drop everything for him time and time again both lovely and unbelievable.

I read it a few years ago.

But can’t say I was blown away it felt at times I was guessing what’s going to happen next that will make his life even worse because you knew that was going to happen

But it did make me feel quite low I was glad when the book ended (I wasn’t surprised at the ending)

I loved it too, but agree about the unrealistic portrayal of their careers etc.

I had to stop reading for a bit (spoiler alert!)...

with the very intense description of Judes assault by the nasty boyfriend. Very hard to read, as were lots of other parts obviously.

MrsPMT it really was incredibly hard to read in places.

I'm reading another book now and whilst it's a good read, it's nothing as outstanding as A Little Life.

I still miss it!

I cried for pretty much an entire day reading the latter part of this. I found I couldn't read anything else for weeks afterwards, it really stayed with me.

Hi, so funny, I'm currently finishing it on my 5th reading I think it is an immensely important novel. In between this current reading and the last one I lost a friend to suicide and the passage where he talks about how frightened Willem must have been at his end had me sobbing uncontrollably.

I absolutely loved this book and it is the only book that has actually made me properly cry. It was a long slog as so thick. I work full time but every spare minute I had I would read it but it isn't the type of book you can just pick him up and read 10 mins then get on with your day. I was really bad and went sick to read the last 80 pages in one hit. So glad I did as I properly sobbed - think the characters will stay with me for ever!!!!