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| Profanity |
None |
Mild, infrequent, casual, slang |
More frequent profanity; still blends into the storyline and is not meant to stand out or be jarring; some crude language |
Very frequent profanity; used in a jarring way to get your attention; frequent crude language |
| Violence |
None |
Violence is described briefly, without much detail; the violence happens to minor characters fairly unknown to the reader and therefore there is little emotional impact. |
Scenes are described in quite a bit of detail; mention of rape or abuse without the actual instance described; violence happens to or around the major characters to whom the reader feels connected, so the emotional impact is greater. |
Scenes are described in length or in graphic detail; scenes involve violent rape or torture or abundant violence. |
| Sexual Content |
None |
Implied sex or short scenes without much description |
More descriptive sex scenes; relationship based rather than violence based; crude sexual references |
Explicit sex scenes; extensive crude sexual references; rape and or abuse scenes |
