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A review by shann_42
La Belle Sauvage by Philip Pullman
adventurous
hopeful
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Moderate: Pedophilia
Minor: Rape
The main antagonist of this story is heavily implied to be a pedophile and he's in most of the book. The rape occurs mostly "off-screen" since it does not happen to the point of view character. When I read it I was a bit unclear as to what specifically happened, but it's definitely implied to be a violent assault of a child by an adult (the antagonist mentioned above) and in the second book in this series it's confirmed to have been a rape.