A Little Life

This book by Hanya Yanagihara was genuinely recommended once in the episodes we index, on Tim Ferriss. The people who vouched for it on air: Soman Chainani. It comes up in conversations about depression & mood, psychedelics, relationships. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

A Little Life is a 2015 novel by American novelist Hanya Yanagihara. The novel was written over the course of eighteen months. Despite the length and difficult subject matter, it became a bestseller. A Little Life pdf

• “I always tell them Secret History by Donna Tartt, A Little Life by Hanya, Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney. Those are my first three recommendations.”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “there's this category of book that I can recommend to anybody who comes to me... A Little Life by Hanya... Those are my first three recommendations.”
  Soman Chainani · The Tim Ferriss Show · Feb 202401:28:59

  Said during "A Masterclass in Riding the Waves of Life, “The School for Good and Evil” Creator Soman Chainani". The episode features Soman Chainani: Bestselling young-adult fantasy author of The School for Good and Evil series (six books, adapted into a 2023 Netflix film) and Beasts and Beauty; former longtime tutor and self-described specialist in the teenage mind. Fantasy author Soman Chainani talks creative flow, ketamine therapy, worst-case worrying, cross-collar dating, and reinventing your career like Madonna.