A review by corinnaxsophie
Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-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

3.75

This book felt grey & muddy brown throughout. It put me in a reading slump after about 1/3rd because it was just all so hopeless and devastating.
“The happy year” was just a tiny ray of sunshine in this book that disappeared way too quickly again. But the very end really touched my heart and i thought it was beautiful
An amazingly written book, but it was just almost unbearable for me to read. Please mind the content warnings.
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