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4.38 AVERAGE
4.38 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
you absolutely did not see tears in my eye........ that was not an emotional rollercoaster at all......
challenging
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
THIS WAS SO GODDAMN DEPRESSING. The author took my heart, broke it into a million pieces, then stomped on it, picked it up, repaired it, and stomped on it again. Every time you thought something good was happening, something bad followed it immediately. And then when you thought it couldn’t get worse, IT GOT SO MUCH WORSE. This was an emotional rollercoaster. But the writing was so damn beautiful. And giving it anything less than five stars would be a shame.
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
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
Absolutely fantastic read. This had such potential to be tragedy porn, as it touches on many of the similar themes as a book like a A Little Life. Where the two books may be similar is in how REAL each of these characters felt - to each work’s credit - but where they fundamentally deviate is in the hope that pulses through Young Mungo. Queerness, non-toxic masculinity, and pacifism were Mungo’s salvation, not his tragedy, as would be so typical of books in this genre and subject matter. It was beautiful to read how much Mungo loved those that would (and some could argue, should) be considered unloveable, and how they ultimately love him in turn. The last page truly had me agog, but how could I be surprised by any other ending?
adventurous
challenging
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes