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The Boy Who Kicked Pigs

Tom Baker (UK) (1999)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age18+
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Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

Animal HarmViolenceMurderMass DeathPsychosis

Positive tags

Not yet tagged

Protagonist archetypes

Villain ProtagonistVengeance-Driven

Tropes

AntiheroVillain ProtagonistDark LordGrimdarkUnreliable Narrator

Themes

EvilRevengeMisanthropySociopathyDark Humor

Synopsis

Robert Caligari is a thoroughly evil 13-year-old who gets his kicks from kicking pigs. After a humiliating episode with a bacon butty, Robert realizes just how much he loathes the human race - and his revenge is truly terrible. --Cover

The Boy Who Kicked Pigs: content & age rating

Intended for adult readers (18+).

This extremely dark novel features a child protagonist who deliberately harms animals and commits mass violence against humanity. The graphic content and disturbing psychological profile make this suitable only for mature adult readers.

What to know going in

This book has strong violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include murder, mass death, and animal harm (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

Not appropriate for young readers.

Tags

Dark ComedyHorrorSatireBlack Comedy