A LITTLE LIFE REACTION aka ugly crying on camera (**emotional reading vlog**)

[@quinnxx5334]

i read a little life for the first time when I was like- 14, and I've read it twice a year since, its just one of those books that I never stop thinking about and keep coming back to

[@hibaaqmahadadawe4100]

So I really wanna start a support group for this book lol

[@BookWorm0707]

I just finished the book and said the EXACT same thing in my review on Goodreads. I’m glad I’m not the only one!

[@hibaaqmahadadawe4100]

@@BookWorm0707 girl let me follow you on goodreads

[@BookWorm0707]

@@hibaaqmahadadawe4100 yes!!! I think it’s the same name 😅

[@BookWorm0707]

@@hibaaqmahadadawe4100 I’ll follow you back, of course! ☺️

[@lorithomas9536]

I could not agree more with this review! As somebody who not only has or known people that have experienced what Jude has gone threw I find it unbelievable unfair when people call it trauma porn or say no one person can go through all that, or why did it need to be that graphic… it’s almost in a way minimizing what other people go though. I just read the book for the first time a few days ago and already want to annotate it I also already know that it is my FAVORITE BOOK and that I will be one of those people to read it at least twice a year now… I already want to read it again but I literally JUST finished it lol. Since reading it I have been watching a lot of these vlogs with people reading a little life and one of the last ones that I saw the girl said that she didn’t think that ANYONE who had suffered some of those things would actually write anything like that or want to write anything like that. While I get why there are people that hate this book (as she said that she did) and I would agree that this book is NOT for everyone and I would have a hard time recommending it to people, I do think just saying it should have been written or why would you is maybe missing the point of the story. To me it’s about life, friendship, hardship and knowing who to trust and who to love. Jude (even with all the difficulties) does want to try and have a life and live it. Like the fact that when he decides to give a relationship with Caleb a try (even if it was disastrous) that and then him an Willems eventual relationship I think proves that he wants to try… even if he doesn’t think that he deserves it. I also totally agree that this is NOT “the best gay novel” and I would never pitch it to someone like that. Are there two men that have a relationship with each other… yes. Has the mane character ever slept with a woman and has only ever been with men… yes but not by choice… except for once with Willem. Which i feel is happenstance. But neither character considers themselves gay. Jude doesn’t know what he identifies as (all he knows is that he doesn’t like sex for good reason). And as for Willem dose he mind that the longest relationship he has ever been in is with a man, no but he can’t bring himself to say the word gay. Clearly he doesn’t mind or care what other people think to some degree but, I do think apart of it is a Savior’s complex. That doesn’t mean it’s a bad thing but it is a part of it… at least for me. I even watched an interview with Hanya who said that she doesn’t consider Willem as gay… but he does truly love Jude he is just not 100% sure how. I think this is just a testament to love is love is love. Thank you for this video and have a great day! Oh side note I almost spit my coffee out when you said you were gonna watch Bridgeton because at the time I am writing this comment Luke Thompson who plays Benedict Bridgeton is currently playin Willem in the West End version of this show. Anyway have a good one.

[@AlexiaM]

I ALWAYS take the sleeve off hardcovers. They’re so annoying while reading 🤣

[@bradenbooks9713]

Thank goodness I'm not the only one.

[@austinanderson4196]

Yeahhhhh I just finished this last night and...oof. When I found out what happened to Jude....it took me like 20 minutes to read those last couple pages because I was genuinely crying so hard. I agree that I don't think this is "trauma porn" because these are actual events that can happen to people and there's no quota for trauma. The messages about friendship, love, and relationships through Jude's POV really resonated with me - I've in no way experienced trauma at that level - but I'm chronically ill and deal with chronic pain and his vulnerable internal monologues about insecurity around relationships and sex hit home for me. I'm sure the day will come that I'll be able to read this again, because I really loved it, but right now I feel so much pain for these people who are just words on a page. Just thinking about "and in everything I see, I see him" and well up hahaha

[@annerittwage1401]

I love what you said about "I'm sure the day will come that I'll be able to read this again". When I read it I kind of felt like it had such an impact that I would never have to reach for it again, as it was engraved in my brain. It felt like that anyway. Now a few years later I'm at that spot where I'm like "Yeah sure! I could go for some re-traumatization!" Even though I haven't been through what Jude has gone through, I very much recognize his symptoms of chronic trauma. Not being able to trust anybody, but still wanting closeness, but searching for it in the "wrong" people, because that is what feels familiar. Having such low self-esteem and low self-worth that you think that this is what you deserve in life, because people hate you anyway. I think I could write a few pages about what Jude and I have in common, but I'll stop now. Great book.

[@vichetthim5223]

I m ready soo ready 2 more books then a little life is next I have this book for 3 months on table and have been working the courage to start.

[@annerittwage1401]

My bookmarks are usually just pieces of paper I've ripped off of stuff I don't need anymore, like reminders for doctors appointments or old shopping lists or an old coupon. My mom always buy me these magnetic bookmarks and I just can't deal with them. They tend to rip the pages of my books. When I start a book, I just want to start reading it. I don't need some fancy bookmark so I can start the process. I piece of paper will suffice.

[@FirstNameLastName-cz4js]

Where did you get that copy with out the metal seal, I hate when they put those on the cover

[@jessicahuwae5772]

This is what I called reviewing the book and its after taste for the reader--not just reading the "synopsis" from the back of the book. Yass King, love it!

[@AlexiaM]

Just finished your video and loved it and your commentary. Hope to see more videos from you!

[@bradenbooks9713]

More to come! Thank you so much, gonna sub to ya! Just did a Bridgerton reaction, its LOL.

[@michellegomes2030]

Beautiful content! Thank you so much for the message. ❤️

[@sare1078]

i love your videos omg and i just finished this two days ago. it was not nice. i cant stop thinking about it, about jude and willem and harold and andy and my heart is in actual physical pain oh god

[@bradenbooks9713]

Awww thanks so much! Yea I honestly have had difficulty reading since reading it 😂😂😂

[@Bella-rj5ie]

How the f can you buy that much hardback books?? I'm so jealous

[@heymary1000]

Such a powerful video. Gave me the strength to order it for myself!

[@bradenbooks9713]

Awwww I’m so glad you watched and liked, it’s an intense book! But wow. It got me.

[@susiezubiran6455]

You are my favorite already , ♥️ I swear your my type of friend 🙌🏼

[@sare1078]

i also hate hardcover sleeves and just hardcovers in general so i always go for paperback + i also use sentimental bookmarks lol

[@readswitherin5556]

I bought this book in November but I can’t bring myself to read it yet

[@bradenbooks9713]

It’s the most intense 😂

[@mishfakabdullah]

Okay.. what's the Amazon show you were talking about??

[@bradenbooks9713]

I can’t quite remember what I’m referencing, but I think I’m alluding to the general 20 somethings dramedy like Brittany runs a Marathon. I’m not sure I’m making any sense 😂

[@mishfakabdullah]

@@bradenbooks9713😂 Great video btw! Keep it up :)

[@bradenbooks9713]

@@mishfakabdullah I shall!

[@nidhipappu3771]

what page ist that quote on??

[@lilgabs222]

I can flip through my copy to find it if you're still curious :)

[@melodic8602]

Last page of part 2!

[@elteteliterariodemartin213]

I’m sorry but I had to stop watching this video after 3 minutes of you setting up the scene of going in to your reading. The reason whyI needed to stop is because I thought that you were all about putting emphasis on the expectation of suffering you were supposed to go through by reading this. This completely misses the point and beauty of “A Little Life” because is way more than just torture porn, people should stop reading it just because is painful or might make you cry. This book is beautifully written, the composition of the narrative is exquisite, the characters are developed amazingly, the scene, the stage, the literary elements at play, they are composed in a way that not many other authors can. The themes although a huge part of the overall book is just but one aspect, but people seem to have a fixation on just the emotional aspect. So I hope u had a good journey, don’t leave “A Little Life” behind, is a book that should stay with you forever. Is not something you read and then toss it away, that is not what genuine reading is about.

[@Sude-bm9uk]

I love your vibe

[@bradenbooks9713]

Awww thanks 🙏🏻

[@kelviannaepperson3677]

I love bridgerton. I feel the same about this book