Literary Fiction
A Dozen Tough Jobs
1989·135 pages
A reimagining of Hercules' Twelve Labors set in 1920s Mississippi, blending myth with Southern grit and social insight.
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A reimagining of Hercules' Twelve Labors set in 1920s Mississippi, blending myth with Southern grit and social insight.
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Howard Waldrop, born in Mississippi and now living in Austin, Texas, is an American iconoclast. His highly original books include Them Bones and A Dozen Tough Jobs, and the collections All About Strange Monsters of the Recent Past, Night of the Cooters, and Going Home Again.
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Romance & sex
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Minor references to romance or attraction; no explicit scenes depicted.
Violence & gore
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Moderate violence reflecting Hercules' labors; some intense confrontations.
Profanity
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Minor use of period-appropriate strong language; not frequent.
Substance use
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Brief mentions of alcohol use typical of the 1920s setting.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Minor references to Southern religious culture; not central.
Magic & witchcraft
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Moderate mythic elements tied to Hercules' labors; framed as fantasy.
Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Major themes of corruption and injustice in 1920s Southern society.
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Major depiction of systemic suffering and bigotry in the Depression-era South.
Other
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