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==Trigger Warnings==
 
==Trigger Warnings==
 
To view more details about a given item, click the "Expand" button beside it. Please note that these details may include spoilers.
 
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*Ableism (violent) <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">Dismissal of chronic pain, physical abuse after showcasing disability. </div>
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*Ableism (violent) <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">Dismissal of chronic pain, physical abuse after showcasing disability, character is raped because of his disability. This happens in The Axiom of Equality, Chapter One. </div>
 
*Child abandonment <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> A baby is left in a dumpster</div>
 
*Child abandonment <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> A baby is left in a dumpster</div>
 
*Child abuse
 
*Child abuse
*Child death
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*Child death <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> Detailed, The Axiom of Equality Chapter Two.</div>
 
*Child molestation
 
*Child molestation
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*Child rape <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> From 9 to 12 years old. Hundreds of men, including his parental figure. The Axiom of Equality, Chapter Three. </div>
 
*Drug abuse
 
*Drug abuse
*Domestic violence/abuse <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> Has the potential to lead to a possible murder</div>
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*Domestic violence/abuse <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> Has the potential to lead to a possible murder. The Axiom of Equality, Chapter One and Two.</div>
 
*Eating disorder
 
*Eating disorder
 
*Emotional abuse
 
*Emotional abuse
 
*Gaslighting
 
*Gaslighting
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*Grooming
 
*Lesbophobia (unchallenged)
 
*Lesbophobia (unchallenged)
 
*Manipulation
 
*Manipulation
 
*Pedophilia
 
*Pedophilia
*Physical abuse
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*Physical abuse <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> Character is constantly hit by people raising him as a child. He is later hit by a partner as an adult.</div>
*Prostitution
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*Racism <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> Deep discussions of Black identity are discussed within the book, including internalized racism and being mixed. Some Black readers have expressed this oversteps boundaries, as the author is not Black.</div>
*Rape
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*Rape <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> The Axiom of Equality, Chapter One and Chapter Two. Child rape at Chapter Three.</div>
 
*Self harm (graphic)
 
*Self harm (graphic)
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*Sex Trafficking <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> Of a child (from nine to twelve years old) by his guardian. The Axiom of Equality, Chapter Three.</div>
 
*Sexual abuse
 
*Sexual abuse
 
*Sexual assault
 
*Sexual assault
 
*Suicide ideation
 
*Suicide ideation
*Transphobia (misgendering)
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*Suicide <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">Graphic attempt at The Axiom of Equality, Chapter Three.</div>
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*Transphobia (misgendering) <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> Character isn't actually trans, but characters doing the misgendering believe they are, trans identity is used as a punchline. Vanities, Chapter One.</div>
  
 
==Representation==
 
==Representation==
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*M/M romance (main characters)
 
*M/M romance (main characters)
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*Non-specified POC (main character)
 
*Black side characters
 
*Black side characters
 
*Indian side character
 
*Indian side character
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*[[Friends-to-lovers (trope)|Friends-to-lovers]]
 
*[[Friends-to-lovers (trope)|Friends-to-lovers]]
  
==Controversies==
 
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A Little Life
Cover of A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
Author(s) Hanya Yanagihara
Published March 10, 2015
Publisher Doubleday
Genre(s) Contemporary Fiction
Age group Adult


A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara is an adult contemporary novel, originally published on March 10, 2015.

Trigger Warnings

To view more details about a given item, click the "Expand" button beside it. Please note that these details may include spoilers.

  • Ableism (violent)
  • Child abandonment
  • Child abuse
  • Child death
  • Child molestation
  • Child rape
  • Drug abuse
  • Domestic violence/abuse
  • Eating disorder
  • Emotional abuse
  • Gaslighting
  • Grooming
  • Lesbophobia (unchallenged)
  • Manipulation
  • Pedophilia
  • Physical abuse
  • Racism
  • Rape
  • Self harm (graphic)
  • Sex Trafficking
  • Sexual abuse
  • Sexual assault
  • Suicide ideation
  • Suicide
  • Transphobia (misgendering)

Representation

An asterisk (*) indicates that the author openly identifies with that identity.

  • M/M romance (main characters)
  • Non-specified POC (main character)
  • Black side characters
  • Indian side character
  • Disabled main character
  • PTSD (main character)

Tropes