Where the Crawdads Sing
Book • 2018 •
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The main character is raped by her former lover.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Abuse
Is someone stalked?
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Police go so far as considering setting a trap to "catch" the main character for questioning. Also, abusive ex-boyfriend stalks a character.
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Father physically and mentally abuses mother and children.
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Addiction
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Is there addiction?
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Jackson H Clark, Kya's father - alcoholism
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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Star333
The main characters father is an alcoholic
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Animal
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a turkey is killed by birds of her own flock in chapter 13
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Are there bugs?
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The main character (Kya) has an interest in biology, including studying the insect life of the marsh around her home. She describes bugs and especially some mating rituals in detail.
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Assault
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Is someone restrained?
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Romana
A character is briefly restrained by handcuffs. A character is also held down by someone else as they are being assaulted
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Metz
The main character, Kya, is stalked, and then assaulted by someone she knows. Additionally, she understands that he will be back again, and is terrified.
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Bodily Harm
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Does a head get squashed?
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A head doesn’t get squashed but somebody does fall to their death and hurt their head in the process
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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A character falls onto a rusted nail that is driven into their foot, but they end up okay, with no infection.
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Does someone fall to their death?
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The premise of the book surrounds a murder investigation, where a man was allegedly pushed from the top of a fire tower and fell to his death. He hits his head on a beam on the way down, and some of his injuries from the fall are described post-mortem.
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Does a parent die?
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A character learns that their mother (who they haven't seen in a very long time) has recently passed away. The death of a character's father is implied. Another character's father passes away. A character who was a father figure to a main character passes away. None of these deaths occur on-page.
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Does someone cheat?
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SpyderBones
A character is described as frequently cheating on his wife. The main character learns late in her relationship with a man that he is engaged to somebody else.
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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Something very dear to a child is destroyed but it is not a toy
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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Not necessarily, but because the book is semi-about a murder investigation, two characters are police officers that are well liked by the town
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Medical
Is electro-therapy used?
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It is mentioned secondhand, but never 'used.'
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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A mental institution is mentioned secondhand, but not a scene, per se.
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Does someone have cancer?
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A character is said to have died of leukemia.
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Mental Health
Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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The main character's abusive father is a WWII veteran. A significant character is later introduced who served in Vietnam.
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C42
While Kya technically self harms by scratching and pulling at hair I would argue it’s not in the conventional way and is only briefly mentioned.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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No, but there is discussion of semi-starvation due to food insecurity which may be triggering.
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The main character mentions escaping through death once
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Noxious
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Pregnancy
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Prejudice
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Does the black guy die first?
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They don't die first, but one of the two Black characters dies. There's also some "white saviour-y" themes.
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Are there n-words?
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A couple of uses of the n-word throughout the book.
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Sex
Is there sexual content?
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Nothing particularly graphic, but several mentions of sex and of characters having (or starting to have) sex. Occasionally this happens on-page, but it is never particularly detailed or erotic. There is also an attempted sexual assault.
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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It's mentioned that the young men in town have a "game" going to see who will be the first to deflower the main character.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Social
Is someone homeless?
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Main character is severely impoverished but not homeless. Side character mentions previously having been homeless.
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Vehicular
Does a car crash?
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Not a main character but a fatal crash is discussed
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Violence
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Is there blood/gore?
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Some descriptions, but no visuals.
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