One Little Lie: An absolutely unputdownable and gripping psychological thriller

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I am not that interested in abuse really. But what I am interested in as a writer is the long-term effect it has, particularly in men. I think women grow up almost prepared for it in a way... Please keep in mind: A Little Life is ruthlessly depressing. In the end, Jude really receives no reprieve from his anguish. As someone who has suffered his own abuse - a version less intense than Jude's, yet still real - and as someone who reads a lot about abuse, I appreciated Yanagihara's dedication to showing the darker side of reality. Trauma is trauma is trauma. And while we can all fight for recovery, sometimes that absolvement may never come. Sometimes, we just have to act with whatever kindness we have left and hope that it brings even a moment of light into the dark. The production is not able to guarantee the appearance of any specific actor due to illness or unforeseen circumstances. He who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it much easier to do it the second time. – Thomas Jefferson When people cheat in any arena, they diminish themselves-they threaten their own self-esteem and their relationships with others by undermining the trust they have in their ability to succeed and in their ability to be true. – Cheryl Hughes

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Understand me when I say that I have nothing against books that are sad, if such sadness is organic to the story, Lord knows I've read enough of them and they make me upset sometimes. Many I've rated 5 stars. What I am referencing is intentional manipulation of emotions to compose the story to manufacture pain. I like how Philip Roth explained the difference: “ Everybody else is working to change, persuade, tempt and control them. The best readers come to fiction to be free of all that noise. a b Craven, TinaMarie (August 9, 2022). "Michael Shannon and Kate Hudson star in CT indie movie 'Shriver' ". CT Insider. Hearst Communications. Archived from the original on December 31, 2022 . Retrieved December 30, 2022. There is something heroic in the staging of this story in the West End: resolutely bleak with no catharsis and cyclical violence, it is an almost anthropological study of pain. It is staged with utmost intelligence too: moments of pitched emotion are accompanied by the nerve-jangling sounds of violins and cello; a rolling film-scape of New York’s streets on either side of Jan Versweyveld’s set brings an implacable forward movement as we march through Jude’s life and its inescapable suffering.I don’t want to read a book written by an able-bodied person on the suffering of a disabled person without the research and nuance. You are allowed to love this book (I don’t though) but don’t close your eyes to the fact that this is an able-bodied person writing about how a gay disabled character “never gets better”…. I don’t like what that says. Use italics (lyric) and bold (lyric) to distinguish between different vocalists in the same song part a b Powers, John (19 March 2015). " A Little Life: An Unforgettable Novel About the Grace of Friendship". NPR. Archived from the original on 2015-03-20 . Retrieved 18 July 2015. In summary: this is a book where the main character is applauded for suffering quietly. It establishes a narrative where he can't ask for help-- and then sadistically pushes the story to a tragic ending. Because why? Because art? And where Yanagihara’s book followed the trajectories of Jude’s friends to paint a compelling picture of their love towards Jude, here we only see flashes of this camaraderie and warmth, which leaves the story less textured, more unremittingly focused on abuse and its legacy. The set’s open-plan layout – office, art studio, kitchen, hospital, bathroom and lounge – exposes all the characters’ lives at once and many remain on stage, in their own worlds. But they appear marginal, superficial, schmaltzy, despite this presence. There is a cursory glance at tensions between Jude and JB, brilliantly played by Douglas, but he stands painting for the most part, which seems like a waste.

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The maddening waste is that Yanagihara’s writing is elegant and evocative, and she’s able — at times — to capture with precision and delicacy the true, messy emotions between her characters. And the kind of story that she’s (I think) trying to tell is a kind of story I want to see more of. I want a story that doesn’t pretend there’s a straight path out of trauma into healing that you travel once and then you reach the end and you and your trauma have no further business to transact. I want a story that places serious value on relationships other than romantic ones. I want a story about loving someone who cannot always see his way clear to continuing to live in this world. Rushton, A. (2019). A Bubble in the Vein: Suicide, Community, and the Rejection of Neoliberalism in Hanya Yanagihara's A Little Life and Miriam Toews's All My Puny Sorrows. In World Literature, Neoliberalism, and the Culture of Discontent (pp. 195-213). Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. [1] Roeper, Richard (March 1, 2023). "Author or poser? Michael Shannon keeps us guessing in A Little White Lie". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on March 2, 2023 . Retrieved March 2, 2023. Een klein leven". Toneelgroep Amsterdam. Archived from the original on 2018-09-21 . Retrieved 2021-01-12. Understandably then--I think--when I found out that Ms. Yanagihara meant to toy with the emotions of everyone who read this, that she set out to write it in a way that would depress, oppress and dishearten unsuspecting readers, I was pissed. Would I go view a film if I knew the screenwriter's purpose was to inflict gratuitous pain and anguish? NO. This is different than emotions like cheer, fear, and sneers at irony. I know a horror movie's purpose is to scare, The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Apatow rom-coms are intended to cheer me, and movies like Gladiator and Braveheart to evoke and satiate my inner urge for justice and vengeance. I could think of novels if I had more time.

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a b Rodriguez, Rene (March 3, 2023). " A Little White Lie Review: Michael Shannon Is Much Better at Role-Play Than His Opportunistic Character". Variety. Archived from the original on March 3, 2023 . Retrieved March 3, 2023. If you choose to read this book, proceed with extreme caution. There are so many trigger warnings, and it is such an emotional read, but if you feel that you are in the right headspace to read it, it will be a worthwhile read on trauma and friendship.Everyone keeps saying “books don’t need to have a happy ending” and that’s why people dislike this book. But it’s not the reason? Atleast not for me. This book could have the saddest ending for all I care but what matters to me is how it got there. And reading through a friendship that we didn’t even get to watch grow, was not it. No, I didn’t do any research; Jude came to me fully formed, and writing his sections were always the easiest. He’s a very consistent character — or is meant to be — which is, arguably, part of what dooms him." Some people believe this is a novel about friendship. That also couldn’t be more wrong. The author warns you early on [225] that friendship is nothing but the slow drip of miseries. This book is not about friends, it is about enablers. All the main characters are there specifically to enable Jude, which is precisely what destroys him. Were they his friends, they would never have let things progress the way they did.