A Little Life

When I started " A little life" I honestly wasn't sure what to think of it at first. We follow the friends Malcolm, Jude, Wilhelm and J.B., who seemingly couldn't be more different, but are nonetheless connected through a strong friendship. All of them having their own story, background, dreams and things they want to achieve in life. Throughout the years of their Life we see the change happening, maily following Judes heartwrenching perspective. Everytime you think "Now- now it's surely going to be better" the book pulls a full 180 and makes you cry on end. The depiction of love, connection, self-worth, friendship and family are everything and will make you think about it for a long time. This book doesn't end once you've read the last page and close it, since the story leaves such an impact on certainly everyone who is willing to dive into it, to absorb its characters and perspectives on life and everything it tells with the little things in between. Jude deeply resonated with me and everything that I felt while reading this masterpiece will continue to have a found place in my heart.

This Book follows the life of four guys. It talks about their friendship, hardships and traumas. But with no doubt the most heartbreaking of them all is Jude's fate. There has not been one talk about books without me mentioning this one. To me A Little Life is an outstanding book which has made me cry the most tears any story has ever. The way Hanya Yanagihara makes you feel every word written down is incredible to me. It is not a short book, by any means, but no dout worth thr ride.

A Little Life erzählt die Geschichte von vier jungen Männern, ihrer Freundschaft, ihren Höhen und Tiefen, ihrem Leben... Dieses Buch könnte ich nicht vergessen wenn ich es wollte. Etwas so Schönes und Tragisches hatte ich vorher noch nie gelesen und bei keinem Buch habe ich je so geweint. Ich kann nur Jedem ans Herz legen, es selbst zu lesen.

Die einen lieben es, die anderen hassen es, aber es ist mein absolutes Lieblingsbuch. Hanya Yanagiharas Schreibstil lässt einen direkt in die Gefühlswelt der Protagonisten eintauchen. Noch Wochen nachdem ich das Buch beendet habe, musste ich immer wieder daran denken. Ein emotionales, unfassbares und zugleich packendes Buch.

A little life forever shaped the way in which I read books. And it definitely set a new standard to my understanding of stories. Yanagiharas way of writing gives such an incredible insight into the human experience, one could almost feel like a member of the friend group surrounding Jude. While the book itself covers a variety of very difficult and traumatising aspects, it also captures the magical power of human connection. I could probably talk about this for hours.....