A Little Life is equally comforting and crushing

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In the mood to shed some tears? Grab your tissues and give A Little Life a read. Think of the most heartbreaking experience you’ve ever endured, now multiply it by a hundred and you’ve got A Little Life. The 2015 novel by Hanya Yanagihara follows four college students as they relocate to New York in pursuit of their various career ambitions as a lawyer, actor, painter, and architect. The massive 800+ page novel comes with a long list of trigger warnings, including self-harm, suicide, assault, and violence, all of which combine to tell a heartbreaking story about love, loss, success, and mental illness. Despite the novel's length and the gravity of its subject matter, it became an instant bestseller and is now considered a modern classic.