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Il giovane Mungo

Douglas Stuart

4.38 AVERAGE

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: Yes

Chilling, harrowing but so so so good. I was absolutely gripped.

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wow, wow..all the stars for this one!

Get your hankies at the ready and brace yourself for the truly heartbreaking and captivating story of lovely young mungo.

Told in a dual timeline with some alternative POVs we get drawn into the true essence of what it means to grow up in Glasgow in the 80s. Whilst there is a constant feeling of dread hanging over this story, there is still beauty to be found in some of the more intimate moments between mungo and the people in his life.

I was drawn in from the first page and whilst most of this book instills a sense of dread, the ending leaves the reader quietly optimistic .
My favourite read of 2022

wow, wow..all the stars for this one!

Get your hankies at the ready and brace yourself for the truly heartbreaking and captivating story of lovely young mungo.

Told in a dual timeline with some alternative POVs we get drawn into the true essence of what it means to grow up in Glasgow in the 80s. Whilst there is a constant feeling of dread hanging over this story, there is still beauty to be found in some of the more intimate moments between mungo and the people in his life.

I was drawn in from the first page and whilst most of this book instills a sense of dread, the ending leaves the reader quietly optimistic .
My favourite read of 2022
emotional inspiring tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

4.5
challenging dark sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging dark sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

An amazing book that I will never recommend to anyone

He beter go running away with him goddamn that place sounds like hell
dark 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: Yes