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Falconer

John Cheever (1977)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy

Age groupAdult 18+

Content ratingR

Pages (Quick Read (<250))

Setting

CSM age18+

Goodreads3.64

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Content levels

ViolenceModerate

Sexual contentModerate

LanguageStrong

Trigger warnings

Captivity Violence Substance Abuse Mental Illness Depression Dehumanization

Positive tags

Survival Self-Discovery Redemption Arc

Hero archetypes

Captivity Tortured Hero

Protagonist archetypes

Outcast / Loner

Tropes

Antihero Fish out of Water Survival

Themes

Identity Survival Dehumanization Masculinity Institutional Oppression Human Dignity Psychological Endurance

Synopsis

Tells the story of a man, his crime and punishment, and his struggle to remain a man in a world bent on beating him back into childhood.

Tags

Literary FictionPrison DramaPsychological Fiction