Jude, an orphan raised at a monastery, the first site of his sadistic stations of the cross, feels absolutely worthless. My one major takeaway from this book is a fuller understanding of the after-effects of systemic childhood abuse. The novel is also refreshing in its depiction of race, gender and sexual orientation. Over the decades, their friendship endures, through spats, early career struggles, J.B.’s drug addiction and, most of all, dealing with the effects of Jude’s unspeakably abusive past on his current life, although Jude is terrified to tell anyone about that abuse. becomes a hip downtown artist the well-off Malcolm is a well-known architect Willem goes from waiter to movie star practically overnight Jude is a lawyer, first at the D.A.’s office and then at a prestigious corporate firm, where he works himself up and becomes a partner. If this book had a theme song it might be the Beatles’ “With A Little Help From My Friends.” Four roommates at an Eastern college move to the Big Apple and become huge successes: J.B. I liked it, I really liked it! But I also didn’t. The book took me just under 2 weeks to finish, and I’m glad I read it. I hate to be the outlier or considered cold-hearted (I’m not! I cry over books and movies ALL THE TIME!!!). Many people are saying it’s one of the most incredible books they’ve ever read. There are lots of 5 star raves on this site. Everyone’s talking about Hanya Yanagihara’s Booker- and National Book Award-nominated blockbuster novel.
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