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Violence
Some
Some violence across the long span of Lazarus's life
Language
Some
Some strong language
Sexual Content
A lot
Explicit sexual content; an incest subplot with a time-travel dimension is treated non-critically
Substance Use
Barely any
Some drinking and substance use across centuries of living
Emotional Intensity
Some
The philosophical weight of a 2000-year life and what it means to have truly lived
What this book is about
Robert Heinlein's 1973 novel follows Lazarus Long, a 2000-year-old man reluctantly convinced to tell the stories of his extraordinarily long life. The novel is philosophical and picaresque, exploring Heinlein's libertarian and free-love ideas through Lazarus's adventures. An incest subplot — Lazarus travels back in time and has a relationship with his own mother — is a controversial element the novel does not treat as problematic. Heinlein's ideas about sexuality and relationships are explicitly present throughout.
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Incest subplot treated non-critically
Explicit sexual content
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