Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart

114 reviews

eelitorr's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.75

Excellent story. Beautiful prose. See content warnings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Murder, Sexual assault, Rape, Child abuse, Death, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, and Pedophilia

katcass's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cursing, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Animal cruelty, Murder, Outing, Pedophilia, Rape, Violence, Child abuse, Addiction, Blood, and Abortion

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Emotional abuse

steffi_jo's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Homophobia

Moderate: Pedophilia, Mental illness, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Rape, Blood, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Drug use, Death, Miscarriage, and Murder

karishall18's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

This is potentially the most incredible book I have ever read. It made me cry three times. It was a lot more brutal and violent than I thought it would be but equally as tender, with the most beautiful central story of first love that for me, eclipsed a lot of the darkness. The romance brought so much life to the narrative and Stuart’s prose is so gripping that I felt my heart tighten at multiple moments. He is an incredible writer, the world-building is scintillating. Easy five stars- every time I think of the fact I will never read it for the first time again, I could weep. I felt genuine sadness to leave the characters behind when the novel finished. I hope they are happy somewhere. That is all I wanted to say. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Rape, Alcohol, Child abuse, Alcoholism, and Pedophilia

jumart's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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? It's complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Body shaming, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Hate crime, Misogyny, Murder, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Abortion, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Sexism, Animal death, Blood, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Outing, and Rape

twin_empires's review

challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Murder, Homophobia, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Violence, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, and Animal death

exquis's review

dark emotional sad tense slow-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Rape, Miscarriage, Adult/minor relationship, Racism, Child abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Violence, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pregnancy, and Religious bigotry

sky143's review

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, Alcoholism, Rape, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Hate crime, Addiction, Death, and Death of parent

meknight's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, and Homophobia

Minor: Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Misogyny, and Pedophilia

claudini's review

dark emotional 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Murder, Hate crime, Violence, Pedophilia, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Rape, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, and Blood

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Abandonment, Addiction, Drug use, and Cursing

Minor: Abortion