Little life

The story behind A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara, including the unique elements of the story, the inspiration, and the writing process.

The title of Hanya Yanagihara’s second work of fiction stands in almost comical contrast to its length: at 720 pages, it’s one of the biggest novels to be published this year. To this literal girth there has been added, since the book appeared in March, the metaphorical weight of several prestigious award nominations. Both the size of A Little Life and the impact it has had on readers and critics alike—a best seller, the book has received adulatory reviews in The New Yorker, The Atlantic…

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Sometimes the most beautiful books are the quietest books. Maybe not all that much happens, but they paint a picture of what living really feels like.

may & more ⛅️🩵💌🪩🍦 this has been one of the busiest months or so of my life and so reading overall has taken a little more of a back seat, but really for the first time this year I can feel myself gravitating towards reading so much more and actually wanting to pick a good book up so I’m hoping to be back fully in my reading era soon! I also never show my shelves on my feed & I have had so much fun organizing them and reorganizing them over the last few months so here’s a little glimpse…