Magical Realism
Mapping the Interior
2017·111 pages
A twelve-year-old boy spots his deceased father's ghostly figure in his family's home, uncovering hidden, labyrinthine spaces that blend reality with supernatural dread.
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A twelve-year-old boy spots his deceased father's ghostly figure in his family's home, uncovering hidden, labyrinthine spaces that blend reality with supernatural dread.
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Walking through his own house at night, a fifteen-year-old thinks he sees another person stepping through a doorway. Instead of the people who could be there, his mother or his brother, the figure reminds him of his long-gone father, who died mysteriously before his family left the reservation. When he follows it he discovers his house is bigger and deeper than he knew. The house is the kind of wrong place where you can lose yourself and find things you'd rather not have. Over the course of a fe...
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Romance & sex
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No sexual content depicted.
Violence & gore
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Graphic gore and violence including animal attacks and vicious dogs; intense body horror and injury scenes central to the horror.
Profanity
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No profanity or strong language depicted.
Substance use
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No substance use depicted.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQIA+ representation.
Religious content
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Minor spiritual elements tied to Native American culture and rituals.
Magic & witchcraft
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Paranormal ghosts and supernatural manifestations; occult-like hauntings in a magical realism framework.
Occult / demonology
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Occult elements present as part of the fantasy magic system.
Political content
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Central themes of colonialism, poverty, violence, and Native American identity and expectations.
Self-harm / suicide
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Depictions of self-inflicted pain and related ideation.
Abuse & suffering
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Frequent bullying, abuse, animal violence, and systemic suffering from poverty, colonialism, and family trauma.
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