The Doom Machine: A Novel — Content Guide for Parents
Found in this book
- ViolenceSupporting
- Scary contentSupporting
- Race & cultureBrief
- ClimateBrief
- Gender rolesSupportingChallenges traditional roles
Not found
- Religion
- Profanity
- Sexual content
- Gender & orientation
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Religion
PRESENTContains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.
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Frequently asked questions
Is The Doom Machine: A Novel appropriate for a 7-year-old?
Alien beasts attack people, humans have mild fist fights, one alien dismembers and eats another's limbs, and the heroes face the threat of death for most of the book. Giant spider-like aliens threaten the kids and their families, and a reader says they may be too creepy for sensitive readers.
Does The Doom Machine: A Novel have violence?
Found (Supporting): Alien beasts attack people, humans have mild fist fights, one alien dismembers and eats another's limbs, and the heroes face the threat of death for most of the book.
Does The Doom Machine: A Novel have scary content?
Found (Supporting): Giant spider-like aliens threaten the kids and their families, and a reader says they may be too creepy for sensitive readers.
Does The Doom Machine: A Novel have religion?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The Doom Machine: A Novel have race & culture?
Found (Brief): Isadora and her mother are African American, and one review says the book includes dialogue questioning Isadora's parentage and skin color.
Does The Doom Machine: A Novel have profanity?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The Doom Machine: A Novel have climate?
Found (Brief): The villainous alien Skreeps trash and strip the planets they take over, which reviewers describe as a message in the story.
Does The Doom Machine: A Novel have sexual content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The Doom Machine: A Novel have gender roles?
Found (Supporting, Challenges traditional roles): The characters make assumptions about each other based on gender and class, and the story shows these being challenged, including Dr. Shumway as a woman scientist.
Does The Doom Machine: A Novel have gender & orientation?
Not found in the sources we checked.
