Platz 5 in Gegenwartsliteratur
Young Mungo
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- Lesezeit
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Über das Buch
Young Mungo is a 2022 novel by Scottish-American writer Douglas Stuart. It was published by Grove Press on 5 April 2022 and by Picador on 14 April 2022. The novel follows Mungo Hamilton, a teenager navigating a life of poverty and parental neglect in the early 1990s Glasgow. When the character falls in love with a boy named James, he must confront the homophobia, toxic masculinity, and religious conflicts of the society of his time. It is Stuart's second novel, following his Booker Prize-winning debut Shuggie Bain (2020). The novel was critically acclaimed and was chosen as one of the best books of the year by publications such as The Washington Post, Time, Reader's Digest, The Telegraph, and Vanity Fair.
Woraus sich die Punktzahl ergibt
Die Quellen liegen im Mittel bei 8,6 aus 203 Bewertungen — noch nicht viele, daher wiegt die Leserstimme 52% und der Rest zieht zum Gegenwartsliteratur-Durchschnitt von 8,3. So entsteht 8,5.
| Quelle | Durchschnitt | Bewertungen | Gewicht |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 8,6 | 203 | 100% |
Leserstimmen
Die beliebtesten Rezensionen auf Hardcover (mit Autorennennung).
“It's hard not to compare Young Mungo to Shuggie Bain. Both set in the poor areas of Glasgow and they both deal with poverty, neglect and abuse. But, if the Shuggie Bain story has a big heart, Young Mungo has a dark and violent heart. Yes, there are moments of kindness and tenderness, but they don't shine through and pull your heartstrings like they do with Shuggie Bain. I thought this book was good, but in places it is extremely unpleasant and difficult read.”
“This is such a heavy book full of so much violence and so much love. So many impossibly difficult lives, and people just keep drowning in their poverty and hopelessness and sadness, and everything good and beautiful gets ruined again and again.”
“A moving and powerful read — I went in not knowing anything about this book and expecting a fairly light coming-of-age romance book. That is not what this is, but I was far from disappointed. A moving and powerful read that really explores themes that I recognise growing up in Scotland in the 90s / early 00s (although nothing remotely like the events of the book). It's an emotional look back at a very recent past, but also shows how far we've come. Highly recommend this book. One of the highlights of my 2024 reading year. I'm excited to read Douglas Stuart's first novel.”
Häufige Fragen
Wie ist das Buch Young Mungo bewertet?
8,5 von 10, aus 203 Leserbewertungen in 1 unabhängigen Quellen.
Lohnt es sich, Young Mungo zu lesen?
Leser geben 8,5/10 aus 203 Bewertungen; damit liegt das Buch vor 91 % des Regals Gegenwartsliteratur.
Wie lange braucht man für „Young Mungo“?
Etwa 8 Stunden bei durchschnittlichem Tempo — 432 Seiten.
Auf welchem Platz steht das Buch Young Mungo?
Platz 5 in Gegenwartsliteratur im aktuellen Stand.
Wie lang ist Young Mungo?
Es hat 432 Seiten — länger als 56 % der gerankten Bücher in Gegenwartsliteratur.
Wenn dir das gefallen hat
Dasselbe Regal — Gegenwartsliteratur — mit Wertungen zwischen 8,3 und 8,5, am nächsten an diesem Buch.
