Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart

439 reviews

danfoskett's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Hate crime, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Murder, Outing, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Fatphobia, Pregnancy, and Classism

annesbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Rape, and Violence

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Abortion, and Murder

srm's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Violence, Religious bigotry, Murder, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Blood, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug use, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Grief, Abortion, and Pregnancy

hanboban's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Abortion, and Murder

paperknotbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective relaxing sad tense medium-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

I could not shake the experience of Shuggie Bain. A 4.5+⭐️ on craft with a 5-⭐️ ending, but it felt like a story I’ve already read before… with extra violence.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

yba's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Domestic abuse, and Abortion

npolanchik's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, and Violence

Extremely emotional tale of a young boy navigating his sexuality amidst an alcoholic mother, gang violent brother, and old school Glasgow city. Extremely descriptive you FEEL for the characters. Slow moving, but captivating

eyes_on_books's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Abortion

glorifiedloveletters's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Easily the best book I've read so far this year. The pacing, the characterization, the details and dialogue, all of it is top notch, even if some of the plot points might make your toes curl with worry. Douglas Stuart is fast becoming one of the my favorite writers. For every bit of darkness, there is also a lot of tenderness.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Religious bigotry, and Abandonment

Minor: Abortion

mcaforio's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism