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Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart
3.75

TW: rape, csa, homophobia, violence

I get why this novel would be hitting with the reader base of "A Little Life" in particular. Personally, not my type of novel - it feels a little too Oscar-bait-y but in a book form. However, what really helps elevate it is the setting and the specifics of its socio-political context.