A review by jessiemcg
Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Incredible yet sobering. Lyrical and moving writing. I listened to this book and it was unbelievably captivating - but not necessarily for the right reasons. A story of class, poverty, alcoholism, abuse and other hard topics. 
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