Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart

119 reviews

_shonahenderson's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Bullying, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Addiction, and Child abuse

Moderate: Cancer, Medical trauma, Vomit, Grief, Excrement, Homophobia, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Classism, Rape, and Toxic friendship

rcsreads's review against another edition

Too bleak. After 3 chapters we'd already had alcoholism, domestic violence and paedophilia. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Alcoholism

Moderate: Pedophilia

csteidl93's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse

Minor: Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Pedophilia, and Vomit

archerisonline's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Suicide, Rape, Pedophilia, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

fatkidatheartreads's review against another edition

dark emotional

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

"She was no use at maths homework, and some days you could starve rather than get a hot meal from her, but Shuggie looked at her now and understood this was where she excelled. Everyday with the make-up on and her hair done, she climbed out of her grave and held her head high. When she had disgraced herself with drink, she got up the next day, put on her best coat, and faced the world. When her belly was empty and her weans were hungry, she did her hair and let the world think otherwise."

A wonderful but haunting story of Shuggie Bain and his mother. It's so terrifying to see how two major decisions made by Agnes Bain shaped the entirety of her life and her children's lives. It was a heavy but necessary read and I took my time living in 1980s Glasgow. This is not a book to be rushed. Reading it, I understand why it deservedly won the 2020 International booker prize. 

Shuggie Bain is a portrayal of addiction and resilience in the face of it. Other themes include sexuality and social & economic struggles in working class and struggling communities.

Content warnings ; sexual violence, homophobia, pedophilia, domestic abuse, misogyny, addiction.

Rating; 4 stars 🌟

Also, Shuggie's and Leanne's friendship reminded me of Mandy and Ian from Shameless and that made me smile.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Domestic abuse, and Pedophilia

biggareader's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Grief, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

sharon_s's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Addiction, Pedophilia, Death of parent, and Alcoholism

katiehuntington's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Death, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Violence, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

sarah_eggleton's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

It was one of those books where I would wonder about the characters in my spare time. The way Stuart writes about really difficult topics is masterful

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Homophobia, Addiction, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, and Self harm

Minor: Rape, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Cancer, and Racial slurs

verynicebook's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Violence, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Pedophilia, Rape, and Physical abuse