A Beginner’s Guide to A Little Life

  1. You will become obsessed with the characters. That’s a given.
  2. Be prepared to cry. Have Kleenex at the ready.
  3. If you don’t love the name Jude, you will be the end of the novel.
  4. If you don’t feel bad for these characters, then you’re heartless.
  5. You’ll feel the aftereffects of the novel days, years afterwards. It’s that powerful.
  6. You’ll want to re-read the book, even though it’ll destroy you again.
  7. You’ll want to visit New York and find the streets mentioned in A Little Life.
  8. You’ll want to buy an actual copy of the book. I know I do.
  9. You’ll probably become obsessed with everything related to A Little Life.
  10. The emotional roller coaster in other books pale in comparison.
  11. The 724-pages fly by.
  12. x = x.

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