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Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart
4.0
dark emotional sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
🌟🌟🌟🌟- This has been sat on my borrowed shelf for sooooo long and I really fancied something sombre this week so decided to pick this up. This was book was just so sad from the first page and was read with a heavy heart throughout. I had heard to be prepared but wow, the dark and grim reality of the Agnes Bain and her family couldn't have been more expressed. But even with the very heavy subject matter, this book was beautiful in its raw and gritty writing. I can see why so many have fallen in love with Stuart's work and it makes me so excited to read Young Mungo. For me, this book was just a little too long and could have been shortened by 50 or so pages, especially given the serious subject matter that occasionally felt repetitive. But I am still so glad I read this unique book and definitely recommend 

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