A Little Life

I finished the book and immediately wanted to rate it five stars because grief was explained so well in the books end. But realistically, there were some things I wished were different.

- The coincidences of every character somehow coming from nothing and becoming millionaires/wealthy/famous is unrealistic.
- When reading, these characters were perpetually 25 years old, regardless of how time shifted. They spoke that way, acted that way, and went about life in certain ways that felt juvenile. This could potentially be fixed if there were some indicators of time and eras. Certain fashion, political or environmental events, or just tweaks in the way a character grows. I guess that's part of the problem too. They didn't seem to grow and so their image didn't either.

I had a little bit more and explained more, but I honestly don't think it's that important anymore. This book was tragic and I think that's essentially the most important thing you need to know going into it. The prose is beautiful. The characters are beautiful. The imagery, dialogue, storytelling, landscape, EVERYTHING was beautiful even with criticism involved.