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The Drowning Girl

Caitlín R. Kiernan (2012)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age18+
Goodreads3.7
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentMild
LanguageModerate

Trigger warnings

Mental IllnessSchizophreniaPsychosisUnreliable RealityGaslighting

Positive tags

MysterySelf-Discovery

Protagonist archetypes

Mentally Ill ProtagonistUnreliable Narrator

Tropes

Unreliable NarratorFish out of WaterHidden Identity

Themes

Mental IllnessReality vs DelusionIdentityMythologySelf-DiscoveryPerception

Synopsis

Imp, a struggling schizophrenic, fights to determine whether or not the strange mythological creatures she meets are due to her condition or are from something else entirely in this new novel from the award-winning author of The Red Tree.

Tags

Literary FictionPsychological HorrorMythological FictionContemporary Fantasy