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Violence
Barely any
Some violence; the fairy realm's intrusions have consequences
Language
Barely any
Mild language in the literary register
Sexual Content
Some
Some sexual content in the adult literary fantasy register
Substance Use
Barely any
Social drinking throughout the generations
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Strong psychological depth: the novel's examination of time, loss, and what it means for a family to be chosen by something larger than themselves
What this book is about
Smoky Barnable marries into the Drinkwater family and moves to Edgewood — a house in the rural Northeast that is somehow larger inside than outside — where three generations of women have had contact with the fairy realm, which has a grand design for the family. John Crowley's 1981 masterwork is one of the finest American fantasy novels: dense, patient, beautifully written, and profound in its examination of time, love, and the relationship between the human and the numinous.
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