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Science Fiction · 1989 · R

Grass

by Sheri S. Tepper

On a planet covered in grass, humanity hides a plague—and a terrible secret.

For17+GenreScience FictionLength426 pagesRead time~11.5 hours

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Violence

A lot

Graphic depictions of ritualized violence and the dark truths behind the planet's hunts

Language

Some

Moderate language

Sexual Content

Some

Some sexual content

Substance Use

Barely any

No significant substance use

Emotional Intensity

A lot

Psychological horror as the true nature of the hunts is revealed; dark exploration of human cruelty, complicity, and self-deception

What this book is about

Marjorie Westriding Yrarier is sent to the alien world of Grass to investigate why it alone is untouched by a plague killing all of humanity. What she discovers about the planet's hunt-obsessed human colonists and its native creatures is profoundly disturbing.

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Graphic ritualized violence with disturbing revelations

Psychological horror as the truth is uncovered

Dark exploration of human cruelty and denial

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