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Violence
Some
Violence; deaths; poverty
Language
Some
Strong language throughout
Sexual Content
Some
Sexual content; affairs
Substance Use
Some
Heavy drinking throughout
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of deliberate exile, community among outcasts, and the rejection of respectability
What this book is about
McCarthy's 1979 novel follows Cornelius Suttree, who has abandoned his privileged background to live in a houseboat on the Tennessee River among criminals and outcasts. Features violence, heavy drinking, and strong language throughout. For adults.
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Strong language
Heavy drinking
Violence
Sexual content
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