The Happy Life of Isadora Bentley
Summary
Isadora Bentley is a thirty-year-old university researcher who prefers solitude and routine. On her birthday, she impulsively buys a magazine with an article about finding happiness, which leads her to unexpected friendships with an elderly widower, a neighbor and her daughter, and a charming professor who becomes a romantic interest.
At a Glance
💬LanguageMild
⚔️ViolenceModerate
💋Romance & SexSignificant
🍷Drugs & AlcoholMild
📋Other ContentModerate
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Heterosexual Romance:
Language
💬 Does The Happy Life of Isadora Bentley have profanity or strong language?
ProfanityMild
Blasphemy / Religious ProfanityNone
Crude / Childish LanguageNone
Racial / Ethnic SlursNone
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| sh*t | |
| *ss | |
| b*st*rd | |
| b*tch | |
| bl**dy | |
| bug**r | |
| d*mn | |
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| h*ll | |
| cr*p |
Violence
⚔️ Is The Happy Life of Isadora Bentley violent or scary?
Graphic Violence / GoreNone
Disturbing / FrighteningNone
Vulgar / Obscene GesturesNone
Bullying / Verbal CrueltyModerate
Romance & Sex
💋 Romance and sexual content in The Happy Life of Isadora Bentley
Explicit Sexual ContentNone
Sexually SuggestiveMild
Kissing (Light / Peck)Mild
Kissing (Passionate)Moderate
Heterosexual RomanceSignificant
Homosexual RomanceNone
Drugs & Alcohol
🍷 Drugs and alcohol in The Happy Life of Isadora Bentley
Illegal Drug UseNone
Legal Alcohol UseMild
Implied / Referenced UseNone
Other Content
📋 Other content in The Happy Life of Isadora Bentley
Medical / Body ProcessesNone
Heavy Emotional ThemesModerate
Deception / LyingMild
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