Reviews

Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart

chesh30's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

tarantella's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

pchance's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

jasmijn45's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

vicncheese's review against another edition

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willardbug's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Child abuse, Addiction, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Violence, Fatphobia, and Sexual assault

gradybell's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

heuteschongekurtet's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

sallyrooneystanclub's review against another edition

5.0

Hauntingly beautiful. This really deserves any prize. This book will stay with me for a long time. I had to put it down sometimes to really soak it in and consider it's profound thoughts on addiction.
.A realistic portrayel of Thatcher Britain set in Glasgow and the consequences of de-industrailisation of working class communities including poverty, alcoholism and then the subsequence neglect of children. Nicola Sturgeon is quoted on the back saying and I completely agree. 'A searing, brutal and deeply moving account of poverty, addiction and childhood trama' it is her book of the year. I know it is a continuous term but it does show the development of the underclass in Britain brought about by Tory policies. Also it has themes around toxic masculinity again caused by in part by the closing of traditional working class industries in this case the closing of mining pits.

micaaaahh's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

i am inconsolable. the way shuggie and agnes’ relationship was depicted was so tender yet so so heartbreaking. what a tragic story.