Diksha Sharma

An observant, beautiful piece of work. You see the author starting out as an observer and then slowly becoming invested in the lives of these kotha workers. This makes you realise how ordinary, humane, similar and relatable these people are. It's definitely eye opening when the people you think to be so different from you, turn out to be humans after all. A must read for people seeking a new experience and a glimpse into the lives of these sex workers.

I just finished reading the book and I have so much to say. This book with its length is not just physically and literally heavy, it is indeed emotionally heavy too. Like a big paperweight if your heart was a piece of paper. You begin the book thinking oh it's a story about 4 friends, what's the worst that could happen? But then you find yourself slowly getting trapped into this poetic and psychological labyrinth that makes you question life itself, and by the time you find your way out of this labyrinthine, unflinching, harsh yet beautiful book, you find yourself truly drained, exhausted but strangely at peace after all the sobbing, running, brainstorming you did in the maze. At times this maze of a book takes philosophical turns too. The emotional depth of each character is dug so well that you can climb down into their mind pits and feel as they feel, their happiness, dilemmas, pain, helplessness, feel truly real and understandable. The characters hence feel so close and dear. I've laid at nights, thinking about these characters and I've sat at nights, reading about them. Some particular scenes stuck with me so well that I'll never be to forget them. It's not the major significant scenes that cause you to break, it's the dominos of consequences and suffering they leave behind that lead to you falling. It was definitely a very moving, devasting novel that made me more empathetic, kind and gave me a deeper insight into challenges a person with childhood trauma faces on daily basis. There are so many lessons of gratitude, humbleness and love that this book offers you in exchange for each tear that you give it. And although this is a very overused term nowadays and is freely distributed, it is still what defines A Little Life: Masterpiece. Without any exaggeration.

This is amazing! u should definitely read it! it has a new concept and u will be hooked to it from the very first line!

I loved the book, wanted to gatekeep it at first but realized it should reach more ppl. It's one of my favorite books now. It's an eye opener and makes you so much more empathetic. It's a coming of age novel about a boy called Arjun who discovers his sexuality and the society amidst the civil war in Sri Lanka which happened during the 1980s You should definitely go for it....might seem boring at one time but the end would melt your heart!