Violence
StrongThe critical essay identifies severe child abuse, burning with lasting injuries, and torture of adults. Frequency and prose detail are unassessed.
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Tehanu
Tehanu, initially subtitled The Last Book of Earthsea, is a fantasy novel by Ursula K. Le Guin, published in February 1990 by Atheneum. The novel is viewed as an enlargement of the earlier Earthsea trilogy (marketed for young adults), as Tehanu presents an aging hero and heroine—Ged, a principal character in all three earlier Earthsea novels, and Tenar, the protagonist of the second in the series, The Tombs of Atuan.
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Tehanu, original prose novel (1990), not screen adaptation or audiobook. Based on Sharada Bhanu's criticism hosted on the author's official site; no complete novel read.
Sexual content
StrongThe essay identifies a child's rape by her father. This flags sexual violence without establishing how explicitly the novel narrates it.
Frightening & intense themes
StrongThe essay describes the child's trauma and continuing danger from her abusers. Readers sensitive to abuse may find these themes especially upsetting.
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