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Violence
Some
Violence in the survival context: animal deaths, predation, and the brutal conditions of open-ocean survival
Language
None
No profanity
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
Themes of faith, survival, and the nature of the stories that keep us alive
What this book is about
Yann Martel's Man Booker Prize winner is a profound meditation on survival, faith, and the stories we tell. Violence includes animal deaths and survival conditions. The deeper allegorical reading adds psychological weight. Appropriate for older teens and adults.
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Survival violence
Animal deaths
Allegorical darkness
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