Fantasy
A Great and Terrible Beauty
2003·403 pages
After her mother's death, Gemma Doyle arrives at a Victorian boarding school where visions and dark magic draw her into secrets, friendship, and power.
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After her mother's death, Gemma Doyle arrives at a Victorian boarding school where visions and dark magic draw her into secrets, friendship, and power.
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Following the death of her mother, 16 year-old Gemma Doyle is shipped off from her life in colonial India to a boarding school in England. Lonely and unhappy, she is prone to visions of the future that have an uncomfortable habit of coming true - and who is the mysterious young Indian man who keeps following her?
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Sexual content
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Several scenes exploring sexual tension and desire in Victorian context; brief intimate moments
Violence & gore
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Depictions of suicide, murder, and a child sacrifice; some graphic violence
Profanity
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No profanity present
Substance use
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References to substance abuse among characters
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ representation present
Religious content
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No religious themes present
Magic & witchcraft
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Central plot involves visions, magic realms, and spellcasting by the protagonists
Occult / demonology
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Characters communicate with the dead and perform rituals to cross spirits over
Political content
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Explores gender roles, repression of women, and feminist themes in Victorian society
Self-harm / suicide
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On-page suicide and self-harm themes central to the story
Abuse & suffering
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Animal cruelty, emotional abuse, and systemic cruelty depicted
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