Does the dog die?
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The Fireman
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dshorthouse
No dogs play a major role, but a cat does die.
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Cassiman
Many characters are groomed and encouraged to participate in cult-like behavior by Carol. Multiple teen characters are sexually harassed or assaulted.
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Is there a dead animal?
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Cassiman
Dead cat(s)
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Does a cat die?
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arodrig17
Really terrible and traumatic cat death considering how much it was built up to rescuing the cat before it is beat to death viciously with a shovel. Near the end of the book.
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Are there bugs?
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Cassiman
Ants get into the food at camp Wyndham
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Assault
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Cassiman
Allie as well as an antagonist. The Marlboro Man also brags about sexual assualts he claims to have committed
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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tayknoble
Numerous characters shave heir heads. A character’s hair is cut off against her will.
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Is someone burned alive?
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tayknoble
The disease in the book causes people to burst into flame, so there are many vivid depictions of people burning alive.
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Does someone break a bone?
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Cassiman
Harper also injured her ankle
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Does someone have a seizure?
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tayknoble
An elderly character with a severe head injury has several seizures while in a coma.
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Cassiman
A character has a rock forced into her mouth by violent force
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Does someone fall to their death?
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tayknoble
A character falls into a building as it is about to collapse. Another character is seriously injured after driving off a cliff.
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Children
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Family
Does a parent die?
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Cassiman
So many parents
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Is someone kidnapped?
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tayknoble
The protagonist is held against her will in her home by her deranged husband. She escapes. The same character is bound and has her mouth duct taped by a gang of teenagers as a punishment.
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Does someone cheat?
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tayknoble
The protagonist discovers that her husband has been cheating on her.
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
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Cassiman
A a way. Not an actual ghost, but the spirit of a dead woman lives on in a fungus. It’s complicated
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Is someone possessed?
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dshorthouse
While there is no possession per se, the experience of being in The Bright bears some similarity to it: People forget who they are, share memories, and become easy to manipulate.
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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tayknoble
A character eats rancid food and vomits.
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Are needles/syringes used?
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dshorthouse
The main character is a nurse, and syringes are used routinely in her duties. But there are other, more traumatic uses as well.
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Is there a hospital scene?
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Cassiman
The main character works in a hospital for portions of the book
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Mental Health
Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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tayknoble
The protagonist becomes stuck while crawling through a narrow pipe. She escapes.
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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Cassiman
Allie has very disordered eating in certain points of the book as part of her indoctrination into her aunt’s cult.
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tayknoble
Suicide is frequently mentioned and described. Many characters die by suicide to avoid dying of fire or disease. There are depictions of people jumping from burning buildings. The protagonist contemplates suicide by drowning herself but does not act on it.
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Pregnancy
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Prejudice
Is there ableist language or behavior?
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tayknoble
There is a discussion about what will happen if a character’s baby is born “r******d”.
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Are there fat jokes?
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tayknoble
A pregnant woman is referred to as a “fat b***h”.
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Sex
Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is there sexual content?
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tayknoble
Sex is described, though not graphically. Sexual jokes are made and innuendo is prevalent.
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Violence
Does someone drown?
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Cassiman
No, but Harper considers drowning herself to commit suicide
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Is there blood/gore?
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tayknoble
Many characters are shot. Another character is bashed in the head while a third has his hand cut off by a hatchet.
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Is there gun violence?
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tayknoble
Lots.
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