Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart

20 reviews

itsjustbethg's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Homophobia, Sexual harassment, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Rape, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Alcoholism, and Abandonment

noa_27moony's review

challenging emotional 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

4.0

ngl it was rough start with me and this book but i still cried at the end 
i think some of the ways women were described could've been handled a lot better but other than that it was a heartbreaking story of addiction and family and i just wanted to take shuggie from all this and protect him but alas

this quote won't leave me alone, it's just so ugh i'm gonna break down sobbing
"So if your body doesn't go to heaven, it doesn't matter if another boy did something bad to it in a bin shed, right?"

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Suicide attempt, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Homophobia and Racial slurs

euphemia's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

this is gonna send me into some state but the writing. please, yes.

when shuggie let his mum die because he gave up the hope that she'd change?? goodbye, i jumped out several windows

 

maybe the singular issue i saw here is the scottish slang. like, it's realistic but still it took me a while to get the hang of it and i even resorted to a glossary of slang i found online. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Cursing, Physical abuse, Hate crime, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

Minor: Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, and Blood

sarah_eggleton's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

It was one of those books where I would wonder about the characters in my spare time. The way Stuart writes about really difficult topics is masterful

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Homophobia, Addiction, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, and Self harm

Minor: Rape, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Cancer, and Racial slurs

helenab18's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Self harm, Rape, Racial slurs, Pedophilia, and Homophobia

joydot's review against another edition

emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, Suicide attempt, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Homophobia, and Death of parent

Minor: Racial slurs and Racism

_cloudie_'s review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Addiction

Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia, and Vomit

Minor: Racial slurs

lilcoppertop's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body shaming, Cursing, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, and Vomit

cbrooks288's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Homophobia

Minor: Racial slurs

myhomextheroad's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Addiction, Bullying, Cursing, Homophobia, Self harm, Sexual content, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Vomit

Minor: Blood, Cancer, Confinement, Excrement, Racism, and Racial slurs