A despondent professor dies in a decapitating accident en route to suicide but resurrects at his funeral, sparking media frenzy and cult worship as messiah or antichrist.
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A despondent professor dies in a decapitating accident en route to suicide but resurrects at his funeral, sparking media frenzy and cult worship as messiah or antichrist.
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"As American Desert opens, the novel's hero, Theodore Street, is driving toward the ocean, where he plans to walk into the waves and drown himself. But on his way, he is hit headlong by an oncoming van. He sails through the windshield, and although his face is unscratched and his bones unbroken, his head is sliced cleanly from his body." "At his funeral three days later, he sits up in his coffin, the sloppy stitching that binds his head and body together clearly visible. The mourners are horrifi...
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Romance & sex
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A few detailed sex scenes with realistic depictions of thoughts and emotions during intimacy.
Violence & gore
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Graphic decapitation in car accident; body horror involving resurrection of headless corpse with reattached head; some chase-related violence.
Profanity
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Minor use of profanity and crude humor, including fat and fart jokes.
Substance use
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No substance use depicted.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQIA+ representation.
Religious content
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Central satirical portrayal of religious cults, messianic and antichrist figures, and themes of belief and redemption.
Magic & witchcraft
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No evidence found in available sources.
Occult / demonology
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Minor occult-like elements in desert cult viewing protagonist as Satan incarnate.
Political content
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Biting satire critiquing media, religion, military, UFO culture, and American societal priorities.
Self-harm / suicide
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Protagonist plans suicide but dies in accident; recurring themes of despair and search for redemption.
Abuse & suffering
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Emotional suffering in family torn by revulsion; distress from affair and protagonist's undead state.
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