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Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart

95 reviews

alisasreads's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.75

i adore the way this book is written, yes its very sad and horrible things happen but stuart's writing is something that made me want to not put it down. i got so immerged into mungo's life that i felt like i knew him so well. its just gorgeous, its heavy and awful but so beautiful. im gonna be thinking about this story for a long time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Drug use, Pregnancy, and Classism

orndal's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

orla_h's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Rape, and Violence

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Abandonment

katalia's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, and Outing

srm's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Violence, Religious bigotry, Murder, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Blood, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug use, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Grief, Abortion, and Pregnancy

paperknotbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective relaxing sad tense 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

4.25

I could not shake the experience of Shuggie Bain. A 4.5+⭐️ on craft with a 5-⭐️ ending, but it felt like a story I’ve already read before… with extra violence.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

snowydaze's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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? Yes

3.0

I received an audiobook copy of Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Overall, I enjoyed some parts of the book, but I felt that most of it dragged on quite a bit. This made it very difficult to get into the book and get to know the characters in any meaningful way. Additionally at times, it seemed like Mungo did things that seem uncharacteristic of him or contradicted what his character was made out to be like. 
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. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Murder, Outing, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Abortion

judewillem's review against another edition

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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Abortion, and Abandonment

tom_pietra's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Murder, Outing, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

sundaynessie's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Sexual harassment