Book Club: A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

Our June read will be A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara.

From Goodreads:

"When four classmates from a small Massachusetts college move to New York to make their way, they're broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition. There is kind, handsome Willem, an aspiring actor; JB, a quick-witted, sometimes cruel Brooklyn-born painter seeking entry to the art world; Malcolm, a frustrated architect at a prominent firm; and withdrawn, brilliant, enigmatic Jude, who serves as their center of gravity.

Over the decades, their relationships deepen and darken, tinged by addiction, success, and pride. Yet their greatest challenge, each comes to realize, is Jude himself, by midlife a terrifyingly talented litigator yet an increasingly broken man, his mind and body scarred by an unspeakable childhood, and haunted by what he fears is a degree of trauma that he’ll not only be unable to overcome—but that will define his life forever."

Readers should be advised the book has been considered to be a difficult read given the highly graphic details around sexual assault and severe trauma which may lead some readers to feel overwhelmed.

We'll be co-hosting with Lit of the Century meetup group!

We will meet at Civil Pour Coffee + Beer in Richardson.