TRIGGER WARNING- Sexual abuse, and trauma are VERY prevalent in this book, Ms. Yanagihara holds nothing back and describes awful things in horrible detail. This book is the most devastating book I think I have ever read, it deals a lot with trauma, abuse, and moving forward when we don't know the answers. The main themes include friendship, addiction, loneliness, and happiness. Not a happy read by any metric, it is seriously so sad. This book is far from perfect, some of the story does seem like trauma dumping with no true purpose except the shock factor, but I don't regret my read. It teaches compassion and to treat all the people in your life with love. Be there for your friends!! More likely than not they need you. A semi-controversial book, I'm very interested in your thoughts on it, please leave a comment! Pages- 816 Published- 2015 Author- Hanya Yanagihara Let me know what you think! What book should I read next? Follow me on my socials, and let's chat books! Instagram- CarsonCampbell_ Twitter- Carson7Campbell Youtube- Carson Reads