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A Little Life
The saddest book many people have ever read, and one of the truest about friendship. Proceed with care. 🖤
Who it's for
Jude St.
Guilty / Ashamed→Released (Catharsis)
Feelings it meets
What it is
Hanya Yanagihara's 2015 novel follows four college friends in New York City over several decades: Jude St. Francis, a lawyer; Willem Ragnarsson, an actor who becomes a film star; Malcolm Irvine, an architect; and JB, a painter. As their careers rise, the book traces how success, wealth, addiction and pride change their friendships.
Where to find it
In print; widely available from libraries (Libby/Hoopla where licensed) and as an ebook and an unabridged audiobook.
Before you start
Heads up: Suicide and graphic child sexual abuse.
Age: Adult (18+)
When I stand before thee at the day's end thou shalt see my scars and know that I had my wounds and also my healing.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, no. 290
