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Violence
Barely any
Some fantasy violence; the Red Bull is genuinely frightening
Language
None
No profanity
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief romantic content when the unicorn becomes human
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
A melancholy undercurrent about loss, transformation, and the sadness of becoming mortal
What this book is about
A unicorn who believes she may be the last of her species embarks on a quest to find the others, guided by the bumbling magician Schmendrick and the practical Molly Grue. Peter S. Beagle's lyrical 1968 fantasy novel is simultaneously a fairy tale, a meditation on mortality, and an elegy for beauty and magic passing from the world.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
The Red Bull as a threatening and frightening antagonist
Themes of mortality and the passing of magical things
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