Reviews tagging 'Death'

Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart

112 reviews

tishtashtitles's review

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

Loses .5 because it was one of the darkest books I have ever read and did find it challenge in parts to keep going and remain sane. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Violence, Blood, Hate crime, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death

mganallirt's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Murder, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Addiction, Death, Gaslighting, Rape, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, and Toxic relationship

tossabunch's review

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Religious bigotry, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Hate crime, Police brutality, and Murder

fkshg8465's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

I think the author may have had a very sad life based on the two books I’ve now read. But both those one and Shuggie Bains have great protagonists - young men with the deck stacked against them since birth but who continue to learn their value and insist that they matter and eventually figure out how to hang into the most important part of themselves.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Abandonment, Abortion, Kidnapping, Addiction, Confinement, Physical abuse, Bullying, Rape, Torture, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Classism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Murder, Domestic abuse, Death, Pedophilia, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual assault

victorsbookshelf's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Death, Violence, Alcoholism, Rape, Abortion, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Mental illness, Death of parent, and Toxic relationship

tomatoguts's review

challenging dark emotional reflective 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? No

5.0

I am very sad that I have finished this book. Will be thinking about it for a long time. I am going to miss checking in on the characters. Sad and beautiful. Mostly devastating. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Death, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Rape

brittonmc1221's review

dark emotional reflective sad

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Outing, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Drug use, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Religious bigotry, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Homophobia, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Abortion

laurahartfield'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? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Child abuse, Death, Murder, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Racial slurs

Minor: Vomit

petyapav's review

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Pregnancy, Rape, Religious bigotry, Violence, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Bullying, Alcoholism, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Murder, Alcohol, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

torismazarine's review against another edition

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Murder, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Gaslighting, Religious bigotry, Blood, Classism, Cursing, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Kidnapping, Outing, Violence, Abortion, Addiction, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Hate crime, Sexual violence, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Police brutality