Literary Fiction
An eleven-year-old girl gets lost exploring Mexico City during a family Christmas vacation.
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An eleven-year-old girl gets lost exploring Mexico City during a family Christmas vacation.
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My scarf having worked loose, I coiled it more tightly about my mouth. As I did so, I recalled the summer of twenty-one years earlier. The recollection brought tears to my eyes, or perhaps it was merely the wintry wind. That moment bore a cousin's relationship to the start of my first book - notably dissimilar, but bearing a curious family resemblance. That evening, I knew, I'd attempt to set this moment into writing. My feeling was that it would prove yet another stillborn start to a projected ...
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Consensual sodomy on page; rape is off-page but a main theme
Violence & gore
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Assault, physical harm, and threats of violence recur
Profanity
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No evidence found in available sources
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Religious content
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Brief references to goddesses guiding creative work
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic elements present
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Political content
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Cheering flag-waving crowds; light public-spectacle framing
Self-harm / suicide
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Suicide referenced off-page
Abuse & suffering
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Rape central off-page; assault, toxic parents, bodily harm
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