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tabear's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Drug abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Outing, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Blood, Rape, Sexual assault, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Murder, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Violence, and Vomit
0palsea's review against another edition
- 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
Really raw and realistic story of growing up gay in working class Glasgow. Would recommend listening to the audiobook to add to the experience.
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Sexual violence, Violence, Child abuse, Drug use, Abandonment, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Bullying, and Outing
jacq_s's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Murder, Sexual violence, Violence, Abandonment, Hate crime, Alcoholism, Gore, Pedophilia, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Rape, Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Classism, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Outing, Abortion, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Drug abuse
philippadone's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, and Rape
Moderate: Abandonment, Abortion, Outing, and Homophobia
aleksanski's review
- 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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Bullying, Classism, Domestic abuse, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Violence, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Gore, Misogyny, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Police brutality, Sexual content, and Outing
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Vomit
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
unboxedjack's review
- 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? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Emotional abuse, Murder, Sexism, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Death, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Bullying, Classism, Homophobia, Outing, Xenophobia, and Rape
Minor: Pregnancy, Death of parent, and Abortion
karlo's review
Graphic: Bullying, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Outing, Alcoholism, Hate crime, Addiction, Alcohol, Vomit, Violence, Blood, Murder, Pedophilia, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Abortion
Minor: Death of parent
mattgroot1980's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Violence, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, Sexual violence, Outing, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Rape, Homophobia, Hate crime, Alcoholism, and Bullying
skudiklier's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
2.5
It's written well, and Mungo is a likable and sympathetic character (especially his autism, which I immediately related to). But overall this book is just too sad, dark, and upsetting to me. I didn't get enough out of it for the darkness to be worth it. I might have DNF'd it if it wasn't for a book club I'm hosting; the time pressure was my only real motivation to keep reading. I didn't even necessarily want to know what would happen, because I knew it wouldn't be good.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Murder, Ableism, Child abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Abortion, Pedophilia, Rape, Religious bigotry, Violence, Sexual assault, Bullying, Child death, Classism, and Abandonment
Moderate: Cursing, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Outing, Infidelity, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Fatphobia
truthfoundhere's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Outing, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Violence, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Rape, Confinement, and Murder