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Violence
Barely any
Animal predation; natural cycles of death
Language
None
No profanity
Sexual Content
Some
Sexual content, some explicit in the wildlife biologist storyline
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
Themes of ecology, predation, and human connection to natural cycles
What this book is about
Kingsolver's 2000 novel interweaves three narratives set in Virginia's Appalachian highlands — a wildlife biologist, an old farmer, and a young widow. Features sexual content (explicit in parts) and nature's cycles of predation and reproduction. For adults.
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Some explicit sexual content
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