The Calamity Club
Summary
Set in Oxford, Mississippi in 1933 during the Great Depression, the story follows Meg, a plucky 11-year-old orphan whose life intersects with an unmarried bookkeeper and a resourceful down-on-her-luck woman amid the poverty, hypocrisy, and constrained freedoms of the Depression-era Deep South.
At a Glance
💬LanguageSignificant
⚔️ViolenceSignificant
💋Romance & SexModerate
🍷Drugs & AlcoholSignificant
📋Other ContentHeavy
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Language
💬 Does The Calamity Club have profanity or strong language?
ProfanityModerate
Blasphemy / Religious ProfanityMild
Crude / Childish LanguageNone
Racial / Ethnic SlursSignificant
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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 Calamity Club violent or scary?
Graphic Violence / GoreNone
Disturbing / FrighteningSignificant
Vulgar / Obscene GesturesNone
Bullying / Verbal CrueltyModerate
Romance & Sex
💋 Romance and sexual content in The Calamity Club
Explicit Sexual ContentNone
Sexually SuggestiveModerate
Kissing (Light / Peck)Mild
Kissing (Passionate)None
Heterosexual RomanceModerate
Homosexual RomanceMild
Drugs & Alcohol
🍷 Drugs and alcohol in The Calamity Club
Illegal Drug UseNone
Legal Alcohol UseSignificant
Implied / Referenced UseMild
Other Content
📋 Other content in The Calamity Club
Medical / Body ProcessesModerate
Heavy Emotional ThemesHeavy
Deception / LyingModerate
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