A Little Life
A literary novel following four friends from college into middle age, centered on one man's lifelong reckoning with severe childhood trauma. Every major content category is present at graphic intensity, recurring across the full length of the book; this is among the most heavily flagged adult novels in contemporary fiction.
Sexual violenceExplicit sexual contentSelf-harm & suicideHarm to childrenPregnancy & infant lossMedical traumaGraphic violence & goreAbuse & manipulationSubstance abuse
Chapters to know about
The most concentrated and explicit flashback sequences depicting Jude's childhood sexual abuse, trafficking, and rape by multiple adults including his guardian; the section also contains a graphic suicide attempt.
Detailed depiction of a child death occurs here.
Child sex trafficking by a guardian figure is described explicitly.