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Content & Trigger Warnings for The Dog Stars (2012)

5 content warnings identified for this book.

Quick Summary

Yes, The Dog Stars (2012) contains 5 content warnings : Grief / bereavement (major focus), Terminal illness, Animal cruelty / animal death, Gore / graphic violence, Gun violence.

The most severe warning is for Grief / bereavement (major focus) (severity 4/5).

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Mental Health & Emotional

4/5Depicted

Protagonist grieving dead wife

2/5Depicted

Disease/plague has killed most of humanity

Violence & Physical Harm

2/5Depicted

Dog's wellbeing is a concern throughout

3/5Depicted

Post-apocalyptic survival violence

3/5Depicted

Firearms used for survival and defense

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