A middle-aged immigrant's awkward romance unfolds amid a dystopian near-future America obsessed with youth, tech, and consumerism.
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A middle-aged immigrant's awkward romance unfolds amid a dystopian near-future America obsessed with youth, tech, and consumerism.
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From the New York Times review written by Michiko Kakutani, June 2010: *"Gary Shteyngart’s wonderful new novel, “Super Sad True Love Story,” is a supersad, superfunny, superaffecting performance — a book that not only showcases the ebullient satiric gifts he demonstrated in his entertaining 2002 debut, “The Russian Debutante’s Handbook,” but that also uncovers his abilities to write deeply and movingly about love and loss and mortality. It’s a novel that gives us a cutting comic portrait of...
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Sexual content
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Central relationship includes explicit sexual scenes and frequent sexual references.
Violence & gore
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Dystopian setting features violence, war references, and societal collapse.
Profanity
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Frequent strong language and profanity throughout the narrative.
Substance use
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No evidence found in available sources
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No evidence found in available sources
Religious content
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No religious themes present
Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft present
Occult / demonology
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No occult content present
Political content
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Satirizes American politics, consumerism, youth culture, and digital surveillance.
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources
Abuse & suffering
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Depicts domestic abuse, toxic relationships, stalking, sexism, and racism.
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