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Violence
Some
Some violence; deaths are part of the satirical dystopian society's dark underpinning
Language
Barely any
Mild language throughout
Sexual Content
Barely any
Mild romantic interest
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
Moderate: the revelation of the darker truths beneath the society's comic surface creates growing unease
What this book is about
In this satirical dystopian society, social hierarchy is determined entirely by which colors of the visible spectrum one can perceive — Reds at the bottom, Purples at the top, Greys with no color perception at all. Eddie Russett, a Red, arrives in the Outer Fringes and begins questioning the foundations of a system that seems increasingly absurd and sinister. Jasper Fforde's inventive satirical intelligence is at its best in this deeply imagined world where the rules are both ridiculous and deadly.
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