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Violence
A lot
Graphic WWI combat violence; deaths in the trenches
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Some
Explicit gay sexual content; Billy Prior's sexual relationships
Substance Use
Barely any
Soldiers drinking; some drug references
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Extreme war trauma; shell shock; psychological dissolution
What this book is about
The third and final Regeneration novel (1995, Booker Prize). Follows Billy Prior in the final months of WWI and Dr. Rivers's wartime anthropology memories. Features graphic WWI combat violence, explicit gay sexual content (Billy Prior's relationships), and extreme psychological trauma. Adults only.
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Graphic WWI violence
Explicit sexual content
War trauma
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