Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2015.Shortlisted for the Baileys Prize for Women's Fiction 2016.Finalist for the National Book Awards 2015.The million copy bestseller, A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara, is an immensely powerful and heartbreaking novel of brotherly love and the limits of human endurance.When four graduates from a small Massachusetts college move to New York to make their way, they're broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition. There is kind, handsome Willem, an aspiring actor; JB, a quick-witted, sometimes cruel Brooklyn-born painter seeking entry to the art world; Malcolm, a frustrated architect at a prominent firm; and withdrawn, brilliant, enigmatic Jude, who serves as their centre of gravity. Over the decades, their relationships deepen and darken, tinged by addiction, success, and pride. Yet their greatest challenge, each comes to realize, is Jude himself, by midlife a terrifyingly talented litigator yet an increasingly broken man, his mind and body scarred by an unspeakable childhood, and haunted by what he fears is a degree of trauma that he'll not only be unable to overcome – but that will define his life forever.
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A Little Life
von Hanya Yanagihara
Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2015.Shortlisted for the Baileys Prize for Women's Fiction 2016.Finalist for the National Book Awards 2015.The million copy bestseller, A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara, is an immensely powerful and heartbreaking novel of brotherly love and the limits of human endurance.When four graduates from a small Massachusetts college move to New York to make their way, they're broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition. There is kind, handsome Willem, an aspiring actor; JB, a quick-witted, sometimes cruel Brooklyn-born painter seeking entry to the art world; Malcolm, a frustrated architect at a prominent firm; and withdrawn, brilliant, enigmatic Jude, who serves as their centre of gravity. Over the decades, their relationships deepen and darken, tinged by addiction, success, and pride. Yet their greatest challenge, each comes to realize, is Jude himself, by midlife a terrifyingly talented litigator yet an increasingly broken man, his mind and body scarred by an unspeakable childhood, and haunted by what he fears is a degree of trauma that he'll not only be unable to overcome – but that will define his life forever.
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Rezension von mathildaas soon as i hit vanities i thought “oh god, it can’t get worse”, then i hit “the axiom of equality” and had to take a break like every five minutes, then came “happy years” in which i started to cry like every ten pages and at “dear comrade” all i did was cry. i hated the ending, though it only made sense something in me had still hoped for a happy ending. i cried for one and a half hour after finishing. istg i wanted to sue the person who recommended this book to me. but at the same time i also like to think that jude and willem and malcom are now together somewhere, maybe as stray cats. maybe jude is now the gray cat. i know that jude is better now, he is at peace and i try to feel happy for him. i felt like jude was me, or i am jude. at least a part of me. i relate to him in so many ways, which made it even more difficult to read, but i also felt seen and understood. and now, after finishing this beautiful but heartbreaking book, which i learned to love and felt like a part of it, a part of the little family, i try to be kind to everything i see, and in everything i see, i see jude. i love this book, but i do not recommend it. it will break your heart not only once but a thousand times. “my poor jude. my poor sweetheart.”
Rezension von anna 🐰I know it’s traumaporn und an vielen Stellen fand ich’s krass. Aber es ist auch ein wunderschöner Roman über die Entwicklung von 4 Menschen und ihrer Freundschaft zueinander. Eine Charaktertiefe, die nicht anstrengend umfangreich aufgebaut wird, sondern sich ganz natürlich im leseprozess ergibt. Es hat mich jetzt nicht völlig zerstört, wie ich Dank der Booktok-Reviews vorher befürchtet hatte. Das Buch brauchte nur etwas Zeit, um zu sacken und weiterzuarbeiten 🥰
Rezension von AnneVery complex in it’s writing style but it was so emotional to experience the growth and struggles of the characters
Rezension von SomayaI started this book believing I'd lose interest or get bored with it's size. It is only after finishing it do I find that myself wishing it was longer. One of the most heartbreaking yet beautiful books I've ever read, and I know it'll continue to play on my mind long after I've read it. Every page is absolutely gut-wrenching and so well written, and it will definitely change the way you view life and friendship. 100% worth the read.
Rezension von HnrysnsWhy did I read this.