Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart

Shuggie Bain

Douglas Stuart

430 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction literary dark emotional sad medium-paced

Description

It is 1981. Glasgow is dying and good families must grift to survive. Agnes Bain has always expected more from life, dreaming of greater things. But Agnes is abandoned by her philandering husband, and as she descends deeper into drink, the childre...

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Community Reviews Summary of 8,104 reviews

Moods

sad 91%
emotional 85%
dark 79%
challenging 47%
reflective 38%
tense 21%
hopeful 8%
funny 6%
informative 3%
inspiring 3%

Pace

medium 56%
slow 41%
fast 2%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 88% | A mix: 10% | Plot: 1%

Strong character development?

Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 7%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 54% | Yes: 34% | No: 10%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 58% | Yes: 21% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 4% | No: 2%

Average rating

4.29

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