Water for Elephants
Book • 2006
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Mousestar369
There is one vaguely sexual scene. It's not clear what fully happens, but it doesn't seem entirely consensual.
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Does a pet die?
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Mousestar369
One spot about two/thirds of the way into the book, a character's per is presumably left off the train. It is revealed in the next scene that the pet is absolutely fine, and is not endangered again for the rest of the story.
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Abuse
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Romana
Arguably so - a man searches hotels in search for his wife when she runs away. But this isn't really described much and only goes on for a day or two
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izzie
A character's husband is often violent. He has "moods" in which he is wonderful, others in which he is awful. Very abusive person overall.
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Addiction
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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izzie
A friend of the protagonist is an alcoholic and gets very sick because of it.
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Animal
Does a horse die?
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Mousestar369
A quite graphic scene of a horse being put down happens early in the book. It is for the horse's benefit instead of violence, as it is ill and won't heal.
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Romana
Mentions of elephants being killed
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Are animals abused?
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izzie
Huge part of the story. If you're really sensible to it I recommend not to read the book.
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Does a cat die?
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Mousestar369
There are cats in the book, but none of them die.
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Assault
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Mousestar369
See "raped onscreen"
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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izzie
A character almost kills another with a knif. He describes the blade and putting it close to the other's neck.
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Does a head get squashed?
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izzie
This scene is in the prologue and is told again near the end of the book.
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Is there a hanging?
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izzie
A character is mentioned to have died by being hanged or suffocated with a rope.
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Does someone fall to their death?
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izzie
People are thrown out of a moving train, and at one point it's over a bridge. There is no scene of this happening but the practice is mentioned often.
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Romana
Some descriptions of eyes being injured by fights and concussions
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Children
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Family
Does a parent die?
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izzie
At the very start of the book.
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Are there clowns?
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Romana
Only brief mentions, but the majority of the book is set in a travelling circus
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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Uniukas
There were at least three instances
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Does someone spit?
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Tons of tobacco spitting throughout
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Law Enforcement
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Medical
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Is there a hospital scene?
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Romana
Not a hospital as such, but an old people's home which is described as being similar, with people called 'patients' and various medical checks being carried out regularly
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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Romana
One aggressive and violent character is at one occasion said to be a paranoid schizophrenic (this isn't really explored, or confirmed or denied)
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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Anonymous
Main character wakes up having been stuffed in a trunk while passed out from alcohol
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Noxious
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Pregnancy
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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Romana
Many of the circus performers are described as 'freaks' - e.g. dwarves, women with beards
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Romana
K-word slur is used once, and some secondary characters are shown to be anti-semitic. Protagonist, however, is Jewish
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Are there fat jokes?
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Romana
No jokes as such, but the circus has a 'fat lady' who is part of the show
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Is there hate speech?
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Some anti-Semitic language
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Sex
Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
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Is there sexual content?
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izzie
Lots of it, in the whole book. Some scenes are quite explicit.
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Vehicular
Does a car crash?
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Romana
Mentions of an 'automobile accident' killing some characters
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Violence
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