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Morvern Callar by Alan Warner
challenging dark slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book was kind of crazy and uncomfortable (it reminded me a bit of American Psycho) but also I wanted to keep reading to see how the story would resolve. I felt like reading it was a memorable experience but it isn't the type of book I would recommend. The 90s were a time, man! 

Here is the Scottish vocab I learned:
Greet - to cry
Oxter - armpit
Coorie - hunker down, snuggle up
Boak - to puke
Fankled - tangled
Skint - broke (money)
Bothy - cottage or shack
Sgurr - steep hill
Thunderplump - heavy fall of rain
Gormless - foolish
Blether - gabber
Breenge - lunge or dash
Go First-footing
Midden - dunghill or trash heap
Ceilidh - event with singing and storytelling
Bonzo - trash bin
Judder - shake (shudder)


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