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Violence
A lot
Extremely graphic WWI violence; tunnel warfare; mass casualties
Language
None
No profanity
Sexual Content
A lot
Explicit sexual content in the French sections
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Extreme psychological trauma from WWI combat; shell shock; survivor's guilt
What this book is about
Faulks's 1993 WWI novel follows Stephen Wraysford from a passionate affair in Amiens in 1910 through the horrors of the Somme, where he survives tunnel warfare. Explicit sexual content early; graphic war violence throughout. For mature adults.
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Graphic war violence
Explicit sexual content
Extreme psychological trauma
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