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Violence
Very heavy
Violence including murder depicted in explicitly disturbing ways
Language
A lot
Strong language throughout in the transgressive literary tradition
Sexual Content
Very heavy
Extremely explicit sexual content including disturbing and dark sexual scenarios
Substance Use
A lot
Drug use is woven throughout as part of the characters' disaffected lives
Emotional Intensity
Very heavy
Profoundly disturbing psychological content involving emotional vacancy, the objectification of persons, and the dissolution of meaning
What this book is about
Dennis Cooper's transgressive literary novel contains extremely explicit sexual content, references to violence including murder, and disturbing psychological territory. One of the most challenging works in American transgressive literature. Adults only; not for sensitive readers.
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Extremely explicit sexual content
Violence including murder
Heavy drug use
Transgressive literary content
Not for sensitive readers
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