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A review by albernikolauras
Mongrels by Stephen Graham Jones
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
If you are going into this book, prepare for a coming of age story of a boy being raised by his Aunt and Uncle who just happen to be werewolves. While this book had hair-raising moments and violence, it was a story focused on trying to exist in a world not designed for you. The violence was adjacent to that more than anything else.
Written in SGJ's slashing words, it was a journey of a book (in a good way). It is another one of SGJ's books were it takes me about 50% of the book to get into it, but then I fly through the last 50%. This is one of SGJ's older books and it does show (he's become a much improved writer), but this books was such a spin on the head of different werewolf tropes, coming of age stories, and horror itself.
Note - If men speaking in Texas accents give you George Bush vibes, you might want to read this physically.
Written in SGJ's slashing words, it was a journey of a book (in a good way). It is another one of SGJ's books were it takes me about 50% of the book to get into it, but then I fly through the last 50%. This is one of SGJ's older books and it does show (he's become a much improved writer), but this books was such a spin on the head of different werewolf tropes, coming of age stories, and horror itself.
Note - If men speaking in Texas accents give you George Bush vibes, you might want to read this physically.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror, Violence, and Blood