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Violence
A lot
Post-apocalyptic violence including battles with survivalist groups
Language
Some
Some strong language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief romantic content
Substance Use
Barely any
Some substance use in post-apocalyptic settings
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of hope, identity, and what people will believe to hold onto meaning
What this book is about
Sixteen years after civilization collapsed, Gordon Krantz finds a dead mailman's uniform and pretends to be a postal inspector to get food and shelter. But the lie takes on a life of its own — people desperate for hope believe in the restored United States Government he implies. Brin's Hugo and Locus Award-winning novel is a meditation on how civilization is built from stories.
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Post-apocalyptic violence
Survivalist conflict
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