Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart

439 reviews

annika_j's review against another edition

challenging sad tense medium-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, and Murder

micaaaahh's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

god. this book ripped my heart out. douglas stuart is an incredibly talented writer everyone pls read this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Abortion, and Outing

jgrhcklzccv's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, and Violence

sarajain's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

I want to begin with some serious trigger warnings.  GRAPHIC rape scenes. If you are a victim of abuse or SA, please read with caution. The writing was incredibly detailed during these scenes. I'm honestly suprised most reviews don't even mention this issue.  It's pretty disturbing to read and I struggled to complete this book.

The rest of the content is fine, it's very relatable as a queer story,  the alienation, the bullying, the danger of being a gay teen is well captured. The characters are well written and I enjoyed the snippets of humour throughout.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Religious bigotry, Abortion, and Murder

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Homophobia, and Gaslighting

priceliketag's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Alcohol

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

mamakiwi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

 This was my first Stuart book and I really liked it. This book was intensely difficult at times but I'm still glad I read the story. The character growth although traumatic af was taken into very deep consideration . I would like to read more from Stuart in the future to come. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Sexual harassment

jessamillz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, and Violence

barie's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Sexual violence, and Violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Domestic abuse

introverted_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

I am going to have to pore over this with a pencil. 10/10, cried a few times, prose is beautiful I need to write a full review 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Outing, and Abandonment

elliott_duncann's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Sexual harassment