A review by sky130
Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

A gut punch of a book. Merciless but not sadistic, Young Mungo unfurls in a vicious elegy of poverty, patriarchy, and addiction. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Rape, Homophobia, Violence, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Murder, Outing, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Death