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Violence
Barely any
No significant violence
Language
Some
Strong language throughout; Heller's satirical register
Sexual Content
Some
Adult sexual content; Bob's affairs and fantasies
Substance Use
Barely any
Drinking in corporate culture
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Profound psychological dread; existential horror of the comfortable life
What this book is about
Bob Slocum works in a comfortable corporate job, has a home in the suburbs, a wife, and three children. He is completely terrified of everything. Heller's follow-up to Catch-22 is darker and less funny — a sustained interior monologue about middle-class dread, family dysfunction, and the particular horror of the life you succeeded in building.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Adult content
Existential psychological horror
Demanding interior narrative
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