A review by tracey1981
Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

A very expertly-crafted and well written story. I think I have to give it five stars for that, although it was at times bordering on too painful to read. I don’t normally look at content warnings and am okay with sad books but this was next level (I’ve been describing it as on par with A Little Life for sadness but half as long so not quite as intense). In some ways I’m glad I didn’t know it was so heartbreaking because this was an important book that digs deep in to the deeply messed up ways humans ignore sexual violence while policing queerness. Content warnings: sexual and physical violence, homophobia
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