A review by bakkuababy
Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart

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? Yes

4.75

im a bit conflicted with the family’s true beliefs (?) because of the ending. it was very depressing to realise along with mungo that his family didn’t/couldn’t truly love him in the way he needed after seeing little hopeful glimpses of it throughout the novel. this was a very heavy read and an interesting take on masculinity and sexuality 
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