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Violence
A lot
Violence; the planned murder; male aggression
Language
A lot
Extreme profanity throughout
Sexual Content
A lot
Explicit sexual content; Nicola's manipulation
Substance Use
Some
Heavy drinking; drug use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Nihilism; the moral squalor of 1980s Britain
What this book is about
Amis's 1989 novel follows Nicola Six, who arranges her own murder among three flawed men in Thatcher's London. Graphic sexual content, violence, strong language, and Amis's pyrotechnic prose. Adults only.
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Explicit sexual content
Extreme profanity
Violence
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