Warning: this is a lengthy book. It is a significant time investment. It is a good one.
- A Little Life follows a group of four close college friends throughout their life.
- The writing style feels similar to Tartt (Goldfinch, A Secret History). This book focuses heavily on the character development and the process, not on the plot.
- Each of the four main characters is slowly revealed. This is a novel about growth, maturity, and how the "core" of a personality.
- This novel isn't a light read. It addresses topics of extreme child sex abuse and violence.
- In short, I loved this book. I experienced major distress when my ebook loan from my local library expired and I still have 200 pages left. This resulted in me driving over a lunch break to pick up a print copy so I could finish. I couldn't leave the characters unfinished!
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