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A book I just read very recently but moved me really deeply.
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- Discusses reading the book“a book I just read”2
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So there's this category of book that I can recommend to anybody who comes to me and says, "What book should I read?" I always tell them Secret History by Donna Tartt, A Little Life by Hanya, Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney.
I still have to to finish a little life I have to oh that's a hard God I know it's hard I know it's hard and I and I've put it off for a really long time.
Cynthia Erivo Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang · Nov 2024 Where and when it comes up
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A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara is an emotionally devastating contemporary novel that traces the decades-long bond between four college classmates in New York City while deeply exploring trauma, friendship, and endurance. On The Book Review, John Williams shared an editor's recommendation describing the novel as both deeply romantic and heartbreaking, while Will Schwalbe noted that the book moved him profoundly. Alexandra Alter and another host discussed the novel's critical attention and its recognition as a longlisted contender for major literary awards. On The Tim Ferriss Show, Soman Chainani strongly recommended the novel, explaining that it belongs to a select category of meticulously crafted, immersive books that he unfailingly suggests to anyone asking for a reading recommendation. Conversely, Cynthia Erivo discussed on Las Culturistas that she had deliberately delayed finishing the emotionally heavy novel due to its intense subject matter, acknowledging its powerful reputation. Across multiple literary podcasts, commentators emphasized the immense psychological depth of Yanagihara's prose and the polarizing, visceral reactions the narrative tends to elicit from readers who navigate its challenging exploration of human suffering, resilience, and the complexities of deep-seated psychological pain.
Every mention
Soman Chainani So there's this category of book that I can recommend to anybody who comes to me and says, "What book shoul… 2
“And then Hanya wrote A Little Life, which — Tim Ferriss: A Little Life. Soman Chainani: — yes. Which I read — Tim Ferriss: Yanagihara.”
“So there's this category of book that I can recommend to anybody who comes to me and says, "What book should I read?" I always tell them Secret History by Donna Tartt, A Little Life by Hanya, Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney.”
John Williams recently a little Life by Han Yan gahara 1
“recently a little Life by Han Yan gahara”
Alexandra Alter and another book that made the cirkus list that has been getting a lot of critical attention is also longli… 1
“and another book that made the cirkus list that has been getting a lot of critical attention is also longlisted for the national book award is a little Life by Han Yan gahara”
Cynthia Erivo I still have to to finish a little life I have to oh that's a hard God I know it's hard I know it's hard an… 1
“I still have to to finish a little life I have to oh that's a hard God I know it's hard I know it's hard and I and I've put it off for a really long time”
Joey Diaz a friend of mine turned me onto a book named Havana life turned that was a small book a fascinating read 1
“a friend of mine turned me onto a book named Havana life turned that was a small book a fascinating read”
Pamela Paul I actually read a book that you got me to read through one of your reviews which is clar tomlin's Memoir a… 1
“I actually read a book that you got me to read through one of your reviews which is clar tomlin's Memoir a life of my own which came out in 2018”
Robert Evans a chess historian wrote a book about him which gives us some idea as to where Andrew Tate got his sense of… 1
“a chess historian wrote a book about him which gives us some idea as to where Andrew Tate got his sense of style and personal branding the title was Triple X Glam with three exclamation points the life and games of Emery Tate chess Warrior”
Will Schwalbe so there's a chapter on a little life ha Yan gara's book which is a book I just read very recently but move… 1
“so there's a chapter on a little life ha Yan gara's book which is a book I just read very recently but moved me really deeply”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker1
“and a little Life by Han Yan gahara”
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Other mentions (5: passing, ad reads, own books)
“about the photographer Peter Huer who took the famous photograph on the cover of Hanya Yanukahar's A Little Life and others”
“this is Johnny Unitas not for long the life and career of the NFL athlete”
“Hana Yan gara's a little life was nominated um and then there's the British writer Tom McCarthy the Jamaican author Marlon James and the Nigerian author Choi Obama's debut novel The Fisherman and the British author sanjie sahota's the year of the runaway”
“Hana Yan gahara was also nominated for the fiction long list uh for her novel a little life”
“um and G Greenwell and Cara blue Adams both plugged a little Life by Hana Yan gahara which of course was just named to the long list for the man Booker prize”