The Black Swan — Content Guide for Parents
Found in this book
- ViolenceSupporting
- Scary contentSupporting
- ReligionBriefChristian
- Race & cultureBrief
- ProfanityBrief
- Sexual contentSupporting
- Gender rolesCentralTraditional roles, Challenges traditional roles
Not found
- Climate
- Gender & orientation
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Religion
PRESENTContains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.
About this book
A monumental tale of loyalty and betrayal, of magic good and evil, of love both carnal and pure, and of the duality of human nature, The Black Swan is a rich tapestry which is sure to become an all-time masterpiece of fantasy.
Frequently asked questions
Is The Black Swan appropriate for a 7-year-old?
The story includes a rape, a suicide, two attempted suicides, the sorcerer's magic killing plotters, and Odile killing her father in a final confrontation. The story has a ghost haunting the prince, a frightening dream scene, spirits bound to the sorcerer, women turned into swans, and a climax where the lovers nearly drown.
Does The Black Swan have violence?
Found (Supporting): The story includes a rape, a suicide, two attempted suicides, the sorcerer's magic killing plotters, and Odile killing her father in a final confrontation.
Does The Black Swan have scary content?
Found (Supporting): The story has a ghost haunting the prince, a frightening dream scene, spirits bound to the sorcerer, women turned into swans, and a climax where the lovers nearly drown.
Does The Black Swan have religion?
Found (Brief, Christian): A priest, a dying man worried about punishment in the afterlife, and a real angel who appears to the prince after the Romani girl's death are part of the story.
Does The Black Swan have race & culture?
Found (Brief): The Romani girl who is raped is treated as unimportant by the nobles and even a priest, which the story shows as the prejudice of the time.
Does The Black Swan have profanity?
Found (Brief): A review quoting the book's text shows at least one censored swear word in the prince's thoughts.
Does The Black Swan have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The Black Swan have sexual content?
Found (Supporting): The prince has many casual sexual partners and rapes a Romani girl, an event that drives his later change, and reviewers describe the book as having sexual content for mature readers.
Does The Black Swan have gender roles?
Found (Central, Traditional roles, Challenges traditional roles): The sorcerer punishes women he thinks are unfaithful, and the story deals with sexism, expectations for women and men, and how each sex stereotypes the other.
Does The Black Swan have gender & orientation?
Not found in the sources we checked.
