Chlorine
Book • 2023 • Horror
ReportThis book contains 17 potentially triggering events.
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Is there excessive gore?
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BigBouncyBalls
YES; tread carefully towards the end, or don’t read it at all if you’re sensitive. I enjoyed the book but it got under my skin a lot
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Is there domestic violence?
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Is there body horror?
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The main element of horror
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Abandonment
Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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The narrator’s dad left for China permanently
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Abuse
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Children are berated and pushed to their physical limits by their swim coach, who also essentially grooms the narrator
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Assault
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The swim coach preys on the narrator from the time she is around six
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The protagonist
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C10
Vivid description of the narrator’s sexual assault
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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Passing mention of shaving body hair to swim faster
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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Very long, painful scene of an IUD insertion
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Children
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Mental Health
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C16
[MAJOR SPOILERS] During the climax, the protagonist graphically sews her legs together—no punches are pulled
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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
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BigBouncyBalls
If an unreliable narrator counts then yes?
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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BigBouncyBalls
A huge theme of the book is feeling uncomfortable in your body and wishing for a new one
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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C13
Restricted eating
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Noxious
Are there underwater scenes?
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She’s a competitive swimmer; it’s a given
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Sex
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Violence
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BigBouncyBalls
So, so much
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