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Violence
Some
Multiple murders and suicides depicted in the novel
Language
None
No profanity in most translations
Sexual Content
Barely any
Rape implied/described indirectly; no explicit scenes
Substance Use
Barely any
Some drinking
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Nihilism, revolutionary ideology, manipulation, and moral collapse
What this book is about
Dostoevsky's 1872 novel (also titled The Possessed) portrays a group of revolutionary nihilists who unleash chaos on a provincial town. Features murder, suicide, rape (described indirectly), and philosophical nihilism. For mature readers.
Notes for sensitive readers
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Multiple murders and suicides
Implied sexual assault
Nihilistic ideology
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