Hot take: 'A Little Life' is not the saddest book, 'Never Let Me Go' is way worse

Henry Hernandez · 2026-09-30T09:55:03.140825+00:00

Everyone in my book club swore 'A Little Life' would destroy me but I read it in 2 weeks and felt drained, not broken. Then I picked up 'Never Let Me Go' on a Tuesday night in Austin and finished it at 4am, and I sat in my kitchen just staring at the wall, so what book actually wrecked you more than the one everyone keeps pushing?

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Hot take: 'A Little Life' is not the saddest book, 'Never Let Me Go' is way worse | Books That Broke Me - Librear