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Violence
Some
Violence of totalitarian oppression including arrests, torture, and murder by the fascist state
Language
Barely any
Mild language appropriate for 1930s literary fiction
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief adult references
Substance Use
Barely any
Brief period references
Emotional Intensity
Some
Heavy political themes around the ease with which democracies collapse; profoundly relevant
What this book is about
Sinclair Lewis's eerily prescient 1935 novel about American fascism. Violence is the violence of totalitarian rule including arrests, camps, and murder. Strong psychological content around political despair. Adult literary fiction.
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Fascist violence
Political despair
Totalitarian oppression
Democratic collapse themes
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