Does the dog die?
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The Goldfinch
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Are there abusive parents?
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EADreifuss
The main character's father is physically, verbally, and financially abusive
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Abandonment
Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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portispear
Theo's father abandoned him and his mother, mentioned early on. (Comes back for him later in the book) Boris' father leaves Boris on his own most of the time.
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monochrome
One of the main characters hits their partner due to suspicion of cheating
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CTeran17
n the movie, a father is seen beating his teen son with a cane. The boy goes to school the next day with a bruise under his eye.
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Addiction
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tay.x.sc
The main character uses various forms of drugs
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Is there addiction?
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Buddi2019
Addiction is a recurring big theme in this book and often blackouts and what it feels like are described. This ranges from alcohol to acid.
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Animal
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Are animals abused?
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Blake
Popchyk is not treated well by Xandra and Theo's dad, more neglect than abuse
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Assault
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Is rape mentioned?
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portispear
15 y/o Boris talks about wanting to sleep with Theo's dads girlfriend, Xandra, who is an adult. Theo goes on to mention how the police could take her away for statutory rape.
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Tashkz
There are brief comments of sounds heard in the background that could be assault, and a character mentions being assaulted in a locker room
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Bodily Harm
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Tashkz
There’s a mention of someone getting punched in the mouth and having bloodied teeth
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Does someone fall to their death?
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Tashkz
Boris’s mother died falling out of a window
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Children
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Drugs/Alcohol
Does someone overdose?
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crickets
one of the main characters attempts to overdose but doesnt succeed
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Family
Does a parent die?
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tay.x.sc
Both of the main character's parents die throughout the novel
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
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Smuckers
Theo imagines his dead mother visiting him.
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Is there a shower scene?
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CTeran17
The main character is seen shirtless in a bathtub and a swimming pool, both when he is a teen and an adult.
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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CTeran17
The main character and his friend get high and drunk, then throw up.
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Medical
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Does someone have cancer?
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Mylou
There’s a mention of someone’s mother having died of cancer years before the start of the book.
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Mental Health
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CTeran17
Yes, the main character attempts suicide by taking various pills
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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Buddi2019
The main character is mentally ill and shoots a gun killing someone
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MeabhSlattery
mc tries to overdose but dosent succeed
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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kaitoric
kotku also probably has an eating disorder, but she isn’t a major part of the book.
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Tashkz
No, but the main character attempts suicide
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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EADreifuss
The main character clearly has PTSD from events that occur at the beginning of the story
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Noxious
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Pregnancy
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Prejudice
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Are there usages of the n-word?
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florence1109
A white character said the n word a couple times and honestly it kinda ruined the book for me
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Does an LGBT person die?
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florence1109
there’s a scene where a character gets a gun held to him but it’s not about his sexuality, but he was never confirmed to be gay or not
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Sex
Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is there sexual content?
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Tashkz
Non explicit mentions of sex
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Spoiler
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Vehicular
Does a car crash?
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Buddi2019
A character dies via car crash, but it isn't described as it isn't from that characters perspective
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Is someone hit by a car?
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CTeran17
No, but the main character lies on the road waiting to be hit by one. His friend manages to drag him off the road before he gets hurt.
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Violence
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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Buddi2019
There is an explosion from a bomb that is referenced many times and the aftermath is described in detail, but nothing nuclear
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Is there gun violence?
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SpritePepsi
There is a shootout. Someone is killed and someone else is injured.
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"off-screen" an unrelated dog is said to have passed away but this is quickly moved past.