A Little Life
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A Little Life

by Hanya Yanagihara

This playlist captures the emotional depth and complexity of "A Little Life," weaving together intimate, reflective melodies and rich storytelling that mirror the novel’s exploration of friendship, trauma, and endurance. The blend of vocal and instrumental tracks, drawn from diverse genres and eras, creates a balanced atmosphere that supports focused reading while evoking the characters’ struggles and bonds in a nuanced, unique way.

21 tracks
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Mar 5, 2026
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21 songs
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Helplessness Blues

Blue Spotted Tail

Fleet Foxes · Helplessness Blues

1
Artifacts

Elephant Gun

Beirut · Artifacts

2
Boxer

Slow Show

The National · Boxer

3
re:member

unfold

Ólafur Arnalds · re:member

4
Lean And Hungry (Live Chicago '83)

Wait For Me - Live

Daryl Hall & John Oates · Lean And Hungry (Live Chicago '83)

5
Piano Tribute to Alabama Shakes

Hold On

Piano Tribute Players · Piano Tribute to Alabama Shakes

6
VSQ Performs Bright Eyes: Beautiful In The Morning

Lua

Vitamin String Quartet · VSQ Performs Bright Eyes: Beautiful In The Morning

7
Archive Series Volume No. 1

Postcard

Iron & Wine · Archive Series Volume No. 1

8
Our Endless Numbered Days (Deluxe Edition)

Passing Afternoon

Iron & Wine · Our Endless Numbered Days (Deluxe Edition)

9
Exiles

The Haunted Ocean - Exiles Version

Max Richter · Exiles

10
For Emma, Forever Ago

Skinny Love

Bon Iver · For Emma, Forever Ago

11
The Family Tree: The Roots

Ghost Towns

Radical Face · The Family Tree: The Roots

12
Lumiere

Opus 55

Dustin O'Halloran · Lumiere

13
MSQ Performs The Shins

New Slang

Midnite String Quartet · MSQ Performs The Shins

14
Bon Iver, Bon Iver (10th Anniversary Edition)

Holocene

Bon Iver · Bon Iver, Bon Iver (10th Anniversary Edition)

15
Longing to Be the Mountain

Morning Song

King Buffalo · Longing to Be the Mountain

16
First Breath

First Breath

Tully John & Liza-Jane · First Breath

17
Música por los aires

Love Love Love

Of Monsters and Men · Música por los aires

18
Lost In The Dream

An Ocean In Between The Waves

The War On Drugs · Lost In The Dream

19
Last Smoke Before The Snowstorm (10th Anniversary Edition)

Atlas Hands

Benjamin Francis Leftwich · Last Smoke Before The Snowstorm (10th Anniversary Edition)

20
Why not?

Let them Talk

Luminary Flux · Why not?

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