The book is based on the real-life case of virologist Daniel Carleton Gajdusek, who was revered in the scientific community until he was accused of child molestation by several men that, when they were boys, Gajdusek had brought home from research trips to live with him.
Hanya Yanagihara's novel is an astonishing and ambitious chronicle of queer life in America. In a 2013 essay for Salon, the culture writer Daniel D'Addario lamented the absence of a big, ambitious novel about gay life in America today.
Another theme of A Little Life featured the power of lifelong friends and relationships. While I'm not sure about the possibilities of every single one of these characters staying in touch as well as they did throughout the years, I really liked that this was explored over such a long period of time.
Despite my frustrations, and even at 720 densely packed pages, 'A Little Life' is a worthy read. Make no mistake, as it did me, this is a novel that will peel your insides and likely wreck you.
J.B. is homosexual; Willem and Jude are in a homosexual relationship. A Little Life follows four friends, three of whom are definitively not...
Anyone who wishes to read this book, please know that it contains a lot of disturbing things such as child abuse, sexual abuse, toxic relationships, self-mutilation, suicide, rape, drug addiction & violence.
Overall, this was an amazing book. It kept me entertained for three long weeks. I would recommend this book only to those who can handle it and I would not suggest anyone under the age of 18 reading it. See A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara on Goodreads and purchase through Book Depository*.
The cover photo is from a series of photos taken in the 1960s by Peter Hujar. The photo is titled “Orgasmic Man.”
Where the Crawdads Sing is part bildungsroman and part crime drama, centered around Kya, a wild and unkempt girl. The book follows the ups and downs of her life. She lives a lonely life, but her story is a hopeful one as well. With a little help, she's able to survive and even learn to read.
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