Four college friends move to New York, and one of them carries a painful past
What it is about
Willem, JB, Malcolm and Jude meet at college and move together to New York to build their careers. Over decades the novel follows their friendships, successes and struggles, with a special focus on Jude, who is brilliant and deeply damaged by a hidden past.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who want an immersive, emotional epic and can handle dark subjects.
What you will get
A very intense book that has many fierce admirers and many who find it too much. It contains graphic abuse and self-harm.
A Little Life Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Literary Fiction · Friendship · Trauma · Love
Length
720 pages · ≈ 21 h
More about this book
Characters
Jude St. Francis, Willem, JB and Malcolm.
Setting
New York City over several decades.
What makes it different
A very long, intense novel about friendship and suffering.
Feel
Heavy, devastating and tender.
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