Comments on: A Little Life

By: Catherine

Catherine — Sat, 14 Mar 2015 21:38:51 +0000

In reply to Allison @ The Book Wheel. Unfortunately, you need discipline for that and I seem to have none! I'm happy to read it, though!

By: Allison @ The Book Wheel

Allison @ The Book Wheel — Fri, 13 Mar 2015 18:22:18 +0000

What a fantastic review! I love the metaphors you use to describe the book. Maybe you have your own career in writing literary fiction 😉

By: Catherine

Catherine — Wed, 11 Mar 2015 02:09:45 +0000

In reply to Leah @ Books Speak Volumes. I couldn't even do it at one stretch, Leah. I had to stop and read something else for a couple of days.

By: Catherine

Catherine — Wed, 11 Mar 2015 02:09:04 +0000

In reply to Marisa @ The Daily Dosage. Thank you so much! One tough read but I'm 'glad' I did it. I think it's going to be a contender for the Pulitzer.

By: Meryl

Meryl — Tue, 10 Mar 2015 23:01:30 +0000

Wow. I’m emotional and I’ve read only your review.

By: Leah @ Books Speak Volumes

Leah @ Books Speak Volumes — Tue, 10 Mar 2015 19:30:29 +0000

“Yanagihara knows her characters at a molecular level.” THIS.

And I agree that this isn’t a book to read for escapism. I don’t think a book has ever made me feel as physically nauseous as I felt while reading this one. “Emotionally bruised” is a good way to describe it.

By: Marisa @ The Daily Dosage

Marisa @ The Daily Dosage — Tue, 10 Mar 2015 13:16:16 +0000

Catherine, this is absolutely perfect! Your words and thoughts are exactly how I felt-I just couldn’t muster up complete sentences. “Emotionally bruised” is exactly the right phrase for the feeling days and weeks after reading it. The quotes bring me right back to the story and the one about instincts and “scooting around your suspicions” to be a friend to Jude helped me not get as frustrated with the friends. It taught me so much about what it is to be a friend.

By: Catherine

Catherine — Mon, 09 Mar 2015 18:04:43 +0000

In reply to Shannon @ River City Reading. I know, I had to stop with the quotes, Shannon because they were so beautiful but meant I wouldn't write at all.

By: Amber O (AmberBug)

Amber O (AmberBug) — Mon, 09 Mar 2015 13:32:51 +0000

I felt exactly the same way about this book. I want to recommend it to everyone because it gave me such a powerful reaction but just like you said, it might be too heavy for some.

By: Shannon @ River City Reading

Shannon @ River City Reading — Mon, 09 Mar 2015 11:28:42 +0000

Ugh, even the quotes break me…especially that last one. Love everything about this, Catherine. And I think you’re right that readers searching for a pleasure read will find this is too much.