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Violence
None
No violence
Language
None
No profanity
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
Some
Alcohol and sedative overuse leads to the breakdown
Emotional Intensity
Some
Hallucinations; psychological breakdown; identity and persecution fears
What this book is about
Waugh's 1957 autobiographical novel follows Gilbert Pinfold (a Waugh stand-in) who suffers hallucinatory voices during a cruise. Based on Waugh's own breakdown. Drug and alcohol use leads to the breakdown. For older teens and adults.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Drug/alcohol-induced breakdown
Hallucinatory psychological breakdown
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