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A review by phngtrnreads
Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart
5.0
Copy provided by publisher
Update: Had to give it a 5 bc I'm still haunted
I love how well the characters (mostly Shuggie, Agnes but Eugene and Leek are among the honorable mentions) and their struggles were portrayed in the book. However, please be cautious bc there's a shitton of trigger warnings and some scenes were really disturbing to read. The writing screamed Scottish, which I found myself fumbling with the slangs at first, but as the story went on, having adapted to the words, it became truly fascinating.
Still, I'd rather the author chose a different ending and gave more insights of Thatcher's scheme. Worthy winner, and worth reading (if you are brave enough)
Update: Had to give it a 5 bc I'm still haunted
I love how well the characters (mostly Shuggie, Agnes but Eugene and Leek are among the honorable mentions) and their struggles were portrayed in the book. However, please be cautious bc there's a shitton of trigger warnings and some scenes were really disturbing to read. The writing screamed Scottish, which I found myself fumbling with the slangs at first, but as the story went on, having adapted to the words, it became truly fascinating.
Still, I'd rather the author chose a different ending and gave more insights of Thatcher's scheme. Worthy winner, and worth reading (if you are brave enough)