A review by euphemia
Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart

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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