Service95 Recommends Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart. Explore a queer romance that crosses council estate boundaries, examining class and masculinity. Discover Young Mung and other reviews with Service95 Recommends today!
What We Say: The acclaimed follow-up to Service95 Book Club’s first Monthly Read, Shuggie Bain, Stuart’s second offering is a revisitation of his urban Glasgow origins. This time, through the lens of a queer romance story, shrouded in a landscape of violence and hypermasculinity. As gripping as ever, this is not to be missed.
What They Say: “Few novels are as gutsy and gut-wrenching as Young Mungo in its depiction of a teenage boy who finds love amid family dysfunction, community conflict and the truly terrible predations of adults. Vividly realised and emotionally intense, this scorching novel is an urgent addition to the new canon of unsung stories” – Bernardine Evaristo
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