Throughout his life, the main character blamed himself for the terrible events of his childhood. And even if he became a good person with a lot of loving people, it always remained in his memory, trying to ruin his life. He doesn't deserve this life, but it just happened. Nobody has insurance.

Bad Things Can Happen Even with the Best of Us

He has so much love, so many people around him. They were so generous, so gentle, and so careful. But they can't do all he needed. Love can't save people, but it could make their lives much better.

Love is Powerful but not Omnipotent

We all have our weaknesses. We all make mistakes, even fatal ones. But most of us are not bad people and deserve forgiveness.

People Aren't Saints

Even in the worst-case conditions, the talent couldn't be stopped. With regular practice, diligence, and repetition.

Good Discipline Leads to Bright Talent

Mom and dad's love is one of the most powerful things. Thay can't hide it and they always afraid of loosing their children.

Parent's life is a big path of fear

Not every person needs it. It's just the fact.

Sex is overrated

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A stunning “portrait of the enduring grace of friendship” (NPR) about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. A masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century. NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST • WINNER OF THE KIRKUS PRIZE A Little Life follows four college classmates—broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition—as they move to New York in search of fame and fortune. While their relationships, which are tinged by addiction, success, and pride, deepen over the decades, the men are held together by their devotion to the brilliant, enigmatic Jude, a man scarred by an unspeakable childhood trauma. A hymn to brotherly bonds and a masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century, Hanya Yanagihara’s stunning novel is about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. Look for Hanya Yanagihara’s bestselling new novel, To Paradise, available now.

Maria S's Key Ideas from A Little Life
by Hanya Yanagihara

Bad Things Can Happen Even with the Best of Us

Love is Powerful but not Omnipotent

People Aren't Saints

Good Discipline Leads to Bright Talent

Parent's life is a big path of fear

Sex is overrated

Different Perspectives Curated by Others from A Little Life

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Maria S's Key Ideas from A Little Lifeby Hanya Yanagihara

Bad Things Can Happen Even with the Best of Us

Love is Powerful but not Omnipotent

People Aren't Saints

Good Discipline Leads to Bright Talent

Parent's life is a big path of fear

Sex is overrated

Different Perspectives Curated by Others from A Little Life

Discover Key Ideas from Books on Similar Topics

Maria S's Key Ideas from A Little Life
by Hanya Yanagihara