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Violence
Barely any
Some violence; period dangers
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief sexual content
Substance Use
Some
Gambling; drinking
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of faith, obsession, and two outcasts finding each other
What this book is about
Carey's 1988 Booker Prize novel follows two compulsive gamblers whose love culminates in a mad plan to float a glass chapel through the outback. Features gambling, some violence, and period sexual content. For adults.
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Gambling addiction
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