doriangrayscale's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, Death, Sexual content, Addiction, Child abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Injury/injury detail, Rape, Sexual assault, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Bullying, and Homophobia
Moderate: Abortion, Pregnancy, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Animal death, Sexism, Animal cruelty, and Fire/Fire injury
jacq_s's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Murder, Sexual violence, Violence, Abandonment, Hate crime, Alcoholism, Gore, Pedophilia, Bullying, Injury/injury detail, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Rape, Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Classism, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Outing, Abortion, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Drug abuse
belfrybatz's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Murder, Self harm, Sexual violence, Sexism, Injury/injury detail, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Torture, Violence, Abortion, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug use, Homophobia, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Grief, Hate crime, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Bullying, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, and Pedophilia
thepawn's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Murder, Rape, Death, Hate crime, Injury/injury detail, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Homophobia, and Violence
bps's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Injury/injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Blood, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Abortion, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Animal death, Bullying, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, Child abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault
karlo's review against another edition
Graphic: Bullying, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Injury/injury detail, Outing, Alcoholism, Hate crime, Addiction, Alcohol, Vomit, Violence, Blood, Murder, Pedophilia, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Abortion
Minor: Death of parent
mattgroot1980's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Violence, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, Sexual violence, Outing, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Rape, Homophobia, Hate crime, Alcoholism, and Bullying
skudiklier's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
2.5
It's written well, and Mungo is a likable and sympathetic character (especially his autism, which I immediately related to). But overall this book is just too sad, dark, and upsetting to me. I didn't get enough out of it for the darkness to be worth it. I might have DNF'd it if it wasn't for a book club I'm hosting; the time pressure was my only real motivation to keep reading. I didn't even necessarily want to know what would happen, because I knew it wouldn't be good.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Murder, Ableism, Child abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Abortion, Pedophilia, Rape, Religious bigotry, Violence, Sexual assault, Bullying, Child death, Classism, and Abandonment
Moderate: Cursing, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Outing, Infidelity, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Fatphobia
tlaynejones's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Rape, and Abandonment
Moderate: Abortion, Classism, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse
cluckieduck's review against another edition
- 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
What it did do, however, was reinforce my love for romance novels because the amount of despair & anguish that poor Mungo goes through is too much for my poor heart. Seems I can only take one piece of contemporary fiction like Young Mungo each year! Thankfully it ended on a somewhat hopeful note, otherwise I don't know how I would have coped.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Murder, Pedophilia, Violence, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Rape, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Blood, Classism, Cursing, Infidelity, Injury/injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Excrement and Vomit
Minor: Death of parent