Literary Fiction
The Violent Bear it Anyway
1960·1300 pages
A dark exploration of violence and faith as two men grapple with their past under a prophetic uncle.
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A dark exploration of violence and faith as two men grapple with their past under a prophetic uncle.
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In her short lifetime, Flannery O’Connor became one of the most distinctive American writers of the twentieth century. By birth a native of Georgia and a Roman Catholic, O’Connor depicts, in all its comic and horrendous incongruity, the limits of worldly wisdom and the mysteries of divine grace in the “Christ-haunted” Protestant South. This Library of America collection, the most comprehensive ever published, contains all of her novels and short-story collections, as well as nine other stories, ...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Sexual assault of teen protagonist; no romance or consensual sex
Violence & gore
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On-page child drowning, arson, and murder; violence drives the plot
Profanity
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Mild period vernacular; strong language infrequent
Substance use
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Alcohol and drugs used to incapacitate protagonist; drinking depicted
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQIA+ representation present
Religious content
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Prophecy, baptism, faith versus reason; theological core of the novel
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic or witchcraft present
Occult / demonology
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Devil-like tempter voice; framed within Christian theology
Political content
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Mid-century Southern social backdrop; not message-driven
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide depicted
Abuse & suffering
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Child indoctrination, rape of teen, murder of disabled child; sustained cruelty
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