Joy Luck Club
Book • 1989
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Not extremely graphic, but still could very much be triggering.
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Is there pedophilia?
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Unsure of pedophilia per se, but there are definitely large age gaps in some of the book’s relationships.
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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Not for spectacle, but yes.
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Does someone die by suicide?
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Is there domestic violence?
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Does a kid die?
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Yes, but never any main character, mostly small lines about other people’s lives.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Are there homophobic slurs?
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No, but a comment is made about a minor gay character, that he might have AIDS because he’s gay.
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Is there throat mutilation?
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Yes, a young child has hot liquid splash onto her throat/neck and has a burn scar there.
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Is there cannibalism?
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Yes, a character cuts away part of her arm to try to use folk medicine to heal a dying character.
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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Yes, a character has a history of anorexia, but it doesn’t come up often.
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Are there anti-abortion themes?
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Unsure. Abortion does come up, and there is a character who wanted an abortion until she saw an anti-abortion film and decided not to, and later is grateful for not getting one.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Is there hate speech?
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A comment is made about a minor gay character, that he might have AIDS because he’s gay. Also, race is a prevalent theme in the book, and can come up in derogatory ways.
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Does a woman get slapped?
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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A character has a history of anorexia, though it doesn’t come up often.
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Does someone have a seizure?
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Not a seizure, it’s a overdose, but it has similar symptoms to one before the character’s death.
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Does a baby cry?
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Yes, but it’s a book so it’s not audio.
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Does someone overdose?
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Yes, a character commits suicide with opium.
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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Don’t think it’s nuclear, but bombing is brought up multiple times.
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