Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart

50 reviews

niduran's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Dieses Buch... war heftig. Ich glaub ich bin traumatisiert. Keine Ahnung wie man ein Buch schreiben kann das so abgrundtief widerlich ist. Das Setting ist deprimierend und schmutzig, die Leute sind gemein und widerwärtig, alles ist voller Gewalt und Missbrauch und es so gut geschrieben, dass man es wirklich FÜHLT. 
Diese Vergewaltigungsszenen sind wirklich hart. Ich würde mich eigentlich in der Hinsicht nicht als besonders sensibel bezeichnen aber ach du fucking scheiße. Mein Herz wurde gebrochen und ich bin sauer. Sehr sauer. Was für verdammte hurensöhne. Es macht mich richtig glücklich dass sie beide gestorben sind. Aber eigentlich war das nicht genug. Sie hätten schlimmeres verdient. Viel schlimmeres. 
Und jodies Affäre mit ihrem Lehrer und der Schwangerschaft hat mich auch  wirklich angeekelt. Widerwärtig.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Abortion

blues's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Che viaggio spettacolare. Questo libro mi ha catapultato in una Scozia degli anni 80-90, in un ambiente chiuso, iper-mascolinizzato e religioso (con annesse lotte tra la parte protestante e la parte cristiana) e me l'ha fatto sentire a 360 gradi. Mi ha fatto conoscere Mungo, ma con lui anche tante altre persone con cui sono riuscito ad empatizzare, nonostante questi non fossero sempre personaggi molto positivi. Vediamo questi personaggi sia nei momenti "pieni" di trama, sia in quei momenti di quotidianità (soprattutto Mungo ovviamente), il che ci aiuta molto a capirli meglio, a capire come ragionano e quali sono i loro punti di forza e le loro insicurezze. 
Ho adorato particolarmente tutte le metafore che Douglas Stuart ha utilizzato per descrivere i sentimenti di Mungo e di tutti questi personaggi, facendomi sempre capire appieno la sensazione che voleva trasmettermi. 
Un'altra cosa che ho amato sono le descrizioni degli ambienti: riuscivo davvero a sentirmi dentro ai posti che raccontava. Non solo li vedevo nella mia testa, ma ne sentivo anche gli odori, i rumori e i sapori. Ero davvero insieme ai personaggi.
Questo libro mi ha preso il cuore e me l'ha strappato in mille pezzi, ma mi ha anche lasciato una parte di Mungo, che si muoverà con me ovunque io andrò. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Outing, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Toxic relationship, Grief, and Death of parent

ghsr's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Homophobia, and Pregnancy

jdrummond's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

It took me a bit to get into this, but once the story kicked in, it’s hard to forget Mungo Hamilton and James Jameson. I hope they, and those like them, found their place in the world.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Outing, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer, Cursing, and Classism

katcass's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Abortion, Murder, Outing, and Alcohol

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Emotional abuse

emfrank's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Abortion

idontknowmyname's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Religious bigotry, Abortion, and Pregnancy

kreale24's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

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

2.0

NOT A ROMANCE

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Abortion, and Murder

claudini's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Abortion

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This is definitely one of those books where you leave it feeling really sad and upset and worried about the characters. And it feels weird to say that you liked it because there is some real bad shit going on in this book. I wonder how the experience would have been different if I would have read this book, and not had the great narration and musicality of the accent.  I want to read the other book that Mr. Stuart has written, but I think I need to take a break for a while in case Shuggie Bain is as heart-wrenching a character as Mungo is. This is definitely one that will have more trigger warnings selected than not.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Religious bigotry, Murder, Pregnancy, Outing, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Drug abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, and Death of parent

Big big trigger warning for

sexual assault and child abuse.