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Content & Trigger Warnings for The butcher boy (1992)

8 content warnings identified for this book.

Quick Summary

Yes, The butcher boy (1992) contains 8 content warnings : Death of a parent, Forced institutionalization, Suicide (discussed or ideation), Alcohol abuse (depicted), Child abuse / harm to children, Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse, Gore / graphic violence, Sexual assault / rape.

The most severe warnings are for Death of a parent (severity 4/5), Suicide (discussed or ideation) (severity 4/5), Alcohol abuse (depicted) (severity 4/5), Child abuse / harm to children (severity 4/5), Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse (severity 4/5), Gore / graphic violence (severity 5/5).

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Mental Health & Emotional

4/5Depicted

Deaths of both parents

3/5Depicted

Protagonist is institutionalized

4/5Depicted

Mother's mental health crisis and suicide

Substance Use

4/5Depicted

Father's severe alcoholism depicted throughout

Violence & Physical Harm

4/5Depicted

Child protagonist suffers abuse and neglect

4/5Depicted

Alcoholic father's violence in the home

5/5Depicted

Extremely graphic murder scene

3/5Depicted

Sexual abuse by a priest

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