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Violence
None
No violence
Language
None
No profanity
Sexual Content
Some
Adult intimate content; soul-sharing drug scenes
Substance Use
Some
Drug use central to the plot
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Themes of identity, shame, intimacy, and the cost of vulnerability
What this book is about
Silverberg's 1971 Nebula Award-winning novel is set on Borthan, where revealing inner feelings is deeply shameful and the word 'I' is forbidden. Kinnall Darival discovers a drug that allows complete sharing of self — and it will destroy everything. For older teens and adults.
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Drug use
Adult content
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