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A review by catsy2022
Mongrels by Stephen Graham Jones
dark
emotional
informative
tense
slow-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Rating: B
Mongrels by Stephen Graham Jones is a coming-of-age story about a boy living with his grandfather, aunt and uncle, who are werewolves. They skip between a few southern US states as the main character tries to survive with his family who are extremely poor due to their hidden nature and inability to stay in one place. It goes through the motions of his childhood as his family raise him to be a werewolf with the knowledge that maybe he isn't like them and desperately hoping for it to be so.
I found the story to be lacking but the world-building was really interesting. It was cool to see how the werewolves survive and grow in this version of our planet and how they're affected by the transformation. I think this was a really gripping story, which, unfortunately didn't really speak to me. I don't regret reading it, it was very easy to power through; it only took me two nights.
I would consider reading the other books by this author.
Mongrels by Stephen Graham Jones is a coming-of-age story about a boy living with his grandfather, aunt and uncle, who are werewolves. They skip between a few southern US states as the main character tries to survive with his family who are extremely poor due to their hidden nature and inability to stay in one place. It goes through the motions of his childhood as his family raise him to be a werewolf with the knowledge that maybe he isn't like them and desperately hoping for it to be so.
I found the story to be lacking but the world-building was really interesting. It was cool to see how the werewolves survive and grow in this version of our planet and how they're affected by the transformation. I think this was a really gripping story, which, unfortunately didn't really speak to me. I don't regret reading it, it was very easy to power through; it only took me two nights.
I would consider reading the other books by this author.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore
Moderate: Animal death and Body horror
Minor: Death