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Violence
Barely any
Mild violence
Language
A lot
Extreme profanity throughout all three novels
Sexual Content
Some
The Snapper involves teenage pregnancy from sexual assault by a neighbor
Substance Use
Some
Heavy drinking throughout
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
Themes of working-class Dublin life, family, and community
What this book is about
Doyle's omnibus of his first three novels: The Commitments (soul band), The Snapper (teen pregnancy from assault), and The Van (unemployment and a chip van). Features pervasive crude language, sexual content (The Snapper's assault backstory), and the gritty Dublin working-class world. For adults.
Notes for sensitive readers
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Extreme profanity
Sexual assault backstory in The Snapper
Heavy drinking
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