Reviews tagging 'Hate crime'

Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart

132 reviews

nicoleisalwaysreading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

heart-shattering. so beautiful. I want to lie down and cry. The tenderness of life’s oddest and most difficult moments that Douglas Stuart somehow captures! the most memorable characters that he stamps on my heart

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Excrement, Abortion, Pregnancy, Outing, and Alcohol

diegocanread's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

Gobsmacked! This book tore me down built me up and tore me down again. I just finished it and don’t have any words. Not for the faint of heart

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Abortion, and Outing

evamarsh00's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

ann13reads's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Animal cruelty

Minor: Animal death and Police brutality

ellisinthetardis's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

uh yeah fucking uh. i honestly don’t know what to say. holy fuck. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Gore, Hate crime, Self harm, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Suicidal thoughts

heelturn2's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.75

beautiful and also nauseatingly upsetting and unflinchingly violent. what are your options for the future as a queer child in a harsh place? what does care look like in a community that hurts its members just as much as it looks out for them? to all the gentle sons of glasgow. oof. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Hate crime, Pedophilia, and Sexual violence

basementofbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Hate crime, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Murder, Outing, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Abortion

beckfest's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Violence

Moderate: Hate crime

shaleen64's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

A beautifully written but heartbreaking portrayal of poverty, alcoholism, sexuality, homophobia and sexual abuse. 

Stuart explores all of the issues above in a completely open and raw manner that does not sensationalise or trivialise.

The book captures life in Glasgow during the 80’s exceptionally and whilst some may struggle with the language used it is, within the limits of fictional writing, accurate.

I would recommend this book to anyone and believe I will be thinking about it for a long time to come, but for most it will be worth reading the trigger warnings prior.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Outing, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Bullying, Drug use, Miscarriage, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, and Abandonment

Minor: Animal death

77marlenek87's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Hate crime, Homophobia, Rape, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Abortion

Minor: Animal cruelty