A Little Life

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Author

Hanya Yanagihara

Year

2015

Genre

Literary fiction

Mood

Intense, deeply emotional

When to read

Long stretches off the schedule, no early shift after

Pages

720

Noise level tolerance

Needs library‑level silence

Why it matters

Immerses you in friendship, trauma, and care to an almost clinical degree.

My take

Like working a never‑ending high‑acuity assignment—profound, exhausting, and you keep going back anyway.