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Violence
Some
Violence; the murder; physical degradation
Language
Some
Strong language
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
A lot
Extreme alcoholism; drinking throughout
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Traumatic guilt; psychological fragmentation; dissociative narration
What this book is about
Moshfegh's 2014 debut novella follows McGlue, a drunk sailor in 1851 who wakes to discover he may have murdered his friend Johnson. Features extreme drinking, violence, and hallucinatory prose. For adults.
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Extreme alcoholism
Violence and murder
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