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Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart

113 reviews

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

chiaradg's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

It was a bit hard to get into this book, but as soon as you understand the jumping timeline and why it is done like that, you understand that it is necessary for the story and how it is built and I wanted to keep reading.
I also really had to get used to the way the dialogues are written in Scottish/Glaswegian dialect, but once you understand a few words that are used often, you can follow the conversation quite easily. Next to that the writing is really really good.
It is a really heartbreaking story that will stick with you and I definitely want to read more books by this author.
The ending is still quite open, but hopeful of a good ending for the main character.
DO read the content warnings for this book in advance, as one in particular is quite substantial.
 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Blood and Murder

emfrank's review

dark emotional sad 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, Blood, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Rape, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Abortion

pikkumarja's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.5

As a stand-alone, this is a great book but as a part of the literature and queer books I find it sad that gay men are always characters in sad, hopeless stories (this was not totally hopeless but mainly hopeless). The story made me sad and angry. I added tons of content warnings in this review and I think that tells you something.

The writing was dark, detailed and disgusting - loved it! Finnish translation was amazing too!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, Alcoholism, Violence, Murder, Pedophilia, and Homophobia

Moderate: Police brutality, Animal cruelty, and Blood

Minor: Abortion

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

alicjasinah's review

challenging dark 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

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Addiction, Abortion, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Sexism, Rape, Physical abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

turtleraces's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Outing, Abandonment, Violence, Blood, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Religious bigotry, Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, 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

readerxan's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful relaxing sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Wow. I just finished Young Mungo right now and I can’t believe the story is done. I feel sad I can’t live through Mungo’s experiences anymore but at the same time, I don’t want to experience them again either. It was written beautifully; it has you going through different waves of emotions. Jodie surprised me at the end, they all did, except Mo-Maw. Mungo is my favorite character, and so is Poor-Wee-Chickie. I give this book a 5/5 in stars. Would I read it again? No. I wouldn’t read it again because of how it made me feel. You will have moments where you want to laugh, cry, scream, squeal, etc. At times I wanted to throw the book and patch it up again. It truly is an amazing story that draws you in. It’s going on the favorites list.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Sexual harassment, Violence, Rape, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Addiction, Sexism, Blood, Religious bigotry, Homophobia, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Hate crime, and Murder

Minor: Animal death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, and Pregnancy

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This is definitely one of those books where you leave it feeling really sad and upset and worried about the characters. And it feels weird to say that you liked it because there is some real bad shit going on in this book. I wonder how the experience would have been different if I would have read this book, and not had the great narration and musicality of the accent.  I want to read the other book that Mr. Stuart has written, but I think I need to take a break for a while in case Shuggie Bain is as heart-wrenching a character as Mungo is. This is definitely one that will have more trigger warnings selected than not.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Alcoholism, Bullying, Physical abuse, Outing, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Murder, Addiction, Toxic relationship, Violence, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Alcohol, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Abortion, Blood, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Gaslighting, Drug abuse, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, and Death of parent

Big big trigger warning for

sexual assault and child abuse.