The People in the Trees by Hanya Yanagihara
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book is what literature is all about. This is what narrative is all about. I am at a loss for words. Hanya Yanagihara is an impossibly talented writer and this is an impossibly weighty, old-school, Russian-masters novel.

I will say no more. The plot device in this book is impeccable, but so delicate, that I can spoil the experience for other readers if I’m not careful. And I don’t feel careful. Suffice it to say that Yan...