I was going to get the book, A Little Life, after a lot of people recommended it to me. My favorite genre of books are dark fiction and non-fiction books that go into the psychological plagues trauma brings upon a persons mind. I read them too to examine how an author dissects a traumatic event or events and brings the characters into those situations and how the characters progress. What always shocks me is seeing how other people react to these books. I suffered severe childhood trauma in various different ways. So reading these books is sometimes comforting, sometimes I read them with the intent to relate to a character, in the thoughts of the character towards an event that others might not have thought one would even experience. But watching some peoples reactions to books like A Little Life, and becoming nauseous or being in disbelief, I find it shocking. What are the experiences of people who read books who did not read it with intent to relate to the character. Why did you pick the book up? Im interested to see the other side of the coin. Does the emotional experiences of the characters resonate with you? Do you see any parallels within your our own life and the characters?

  • r0xksanaOPB
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    1 year ago

    Unfortunately i havent started it yet! I am kind of weird in that i do research the book quite a bit before reading it, sometimes i even spoil things for myself. I often read books not to take a trip through the plot but just to see how a character will experience like a single or few events in the book. Not always but sometimes i do this- so thats how i know about the book already. I can get back to you when ive started it tho! I will start it in the next coming week or so.