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srm'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
Graphic: Homophobia, Outing, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Religious bigotry, and Violence
Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, and Mental illness
Minor: Self harm, Pregnancy, Abortion, Drug use, Grief, Rape, Sexual content, and Terminal illness
snowydaze's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
I also found that most of the feminine characters were treated and acted the same way besides a handful of them. I understand that their actions represent the truth of what can occur in some instances, but the way these issues are discussed and treated in the book comes across negatively.
I also feel like this book should include some form of a trigger warning list as there are numerous things I would have loved a warning about regardless of the effects knowing about it would have on the story. Therefore, I highly recommend looking up a trigger warning list before reading this book.
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Bullying, Child abuse, Homophobia, Cursing, Death of parent, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Outing, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Blood
Minor: Abortion
tom_pietra's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Murder, Addiction, Bullying, Outing, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Drug use
mothumn's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
5.0
Young Mungo is beautifully written and heartbreaking to read. I read Douglas Stuart’s first novel, Shuggie Bain, earlier this year and loved it, but I think that Young Mungo is somehow even better. So much is captured, both beauty and ugliness, violence and hatred and also love. It was at times difficult to read, I had to put it down for a bit because of what happened in it. But it was a very good, but difficult, read. Douglas Stuart is an incredibly talented writer who is able to capture the beauty in what many people would only see as ugly.
Graphic: Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Addiction, Child abuse, Homophobia, and Pedophilia
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Violence, Abandonment, Abortion, Blood, Child abuse, Classism, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Car accident, Death, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Outing, and Religious bigotry
ruddsreads's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Rape, Homophobia, Violence, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Outing, Hate crime, Alcoholism, and Alcohol
Moderate: Abortion, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, and Death of parent
laurxndxx's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Thank you to NetGalley and Douglas Stuart for allowing me to read this in exchange for an honest review.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Bullying, Child abuse, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Medical content, Rape, Sexual assault, Racism, Racial slurs, Pedophilia, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Outing, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, and Violence
_bookishbella's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Outing, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, and Violence