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Young Mungo - what can I say that hasn’t already been said about this incredible book? I first came to the genius that is @douglas_stuart through his incredible debut novel, the Booker winning Shuggie Bain which I read with @tarheelreader. My expectations were then enormous on beginning Mungo and I have to admit, I was worried that Stuart would wobble off the ridiculously high pedestal I had put him on. ⁣ ⁣ Luckily, I had nothing to fear. I buddy read this with #thebigscottishbookclub hosted by the lovely @scottiesandbooks and we were so lucky to get to chat to the man himself through Zoom which has only served to make my obsession with his work a little more intense! 😂 This novel is incredible. It covers the story of two boys, primarily Protestant Mungo and Catholic James who should be sworn enemies but end up friends then fall in love on a Glasgow working class housing estate. ⁣ ⁣ This is the type of book that takes a little piece of your heart when you read it. It was easy to fall in love with the characters, ache for what they go through and feel despair, terror and worry as they fight to live their lives the way they want. Despite the grim and frightening reality of the times the boys are living in, there’s that light at the end of the tunnel and a smidgeon of hope too. ⁣ ⁣ Young Mungo is one of my books of the year. It’s gritty, painful, authentic and shocking and I want to shout from the rooftops about how much I love it. Like Shuggie, this is a masterpiece of writing and I already can’t wait to experience it all over again. ⁣ ⁣ Five easy stars 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 ⁣ #bookstagram #scottishbookstagrammer #bookreview #booksoftheyear2022 #youngmungo #douglasstuart #scottishfiction #scottishnovels #scottishnovelist #bookssetinscotland #bookssetinglasgow #myfavouritebooks #readthisbookpeople #lgbtfiction #recommendedreads👍 #booksthatmademelovereading #booksthatmademethink https://www.instagram.com/p/CjOOXbiLet3/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=