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Violence
A lot
Graphic violence; surgical transformation depicted; rape
Language
Barely any
Strong language
Sexual Content
A lot
Explicit sexual content; rape depicted
Substance Use
Barely any
Drug use in parts
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Extreme psychological transformation; identity dissolution
What this book is about
Carter's 1977 surrealist novel follows Evelyn, a young Englishman who travels to America and is surgically transformed into a woman by a desert matriarch. Features graphic violence, explicit sexual content (including rape), and extreme gender deconstruction. Adults only.
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Graphic violence
Rape
Explicit sexual content
Surgical transformation themes
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