A review by _bookegg
Shuggie Bain, by Douglas Stuart
4.0
This book is 60 pages too long. The set up feels a bit unfocused but finally settles when it reaches the core of this novel- Shuggie and his mother Agnes as they both navigate his femininity and come to heads with her alcoholism.
It was such a smart choice for the dialogue to be written colloquially- really settles you into the Scotland setting and is also hilarious at times.
Not sure how I feel about the ending! I wanted more time with this older version of Shuggie we met at the very beginning. But the final moment is incredibly beautiful and well done.
Might be a 3.5. Gotta sit with it
It was such a smart choice for the dialogue to be written colloquially- really settles you into the Scotland setting and is also hilarious at times.
Not sure how I feel about the ending! I wanted more time with this older version of Shuggie we met at the very beginning. But the final moment is incredibly beautiful and well done.
Might be a 3.5. Gotta sit with it