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Violence
Some
Violence including the IRA bombing and period industrial conflict
Language
Some
Moderate language in the British literary tradition
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief adult sexual references in the coming-of-age context
Substance Use
Barely any
Period drinking references
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of friendship, politics, and the particular innocence of 1970s Britain
What this book is about
Jonathan Coe's richly observed novel of 1970s Britain features period violence (including an IRA bombing), political content, and the usual coming-of-age content. Literary adult fiction.
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IRA bombing
Period violence
Coming of age adult
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