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Soul Eater

K. W. Jeter (1983)

SubgenreCyberpunk
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingHard R
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age18+
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Content levels

ViolenceGraphic
Sexual contentMild
LanguageModerate

Trigger warnings

MurderDeath of ParentViolenceGoreMental IllnessPossessionBody Horror

Positive tags

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Heroine archetypes

Cursed HeroineTortured Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

AntiheroMorally Gray Protagonist

Tropes

CyberpunkMorally Gray ProtagonistDystopiaReluctant HeroBody Horror

Themes

Loss of ControlHunger and CompulsionViolence and InstinctCorruptionIdentityDarkness Within

Synopsis

Dee's a good little girl--until the night when, driven by the ravening new hunger within her, she gets the carving knife and creeps into her father's bedroom. The killing hunger's come to stay, although Dee doesn't know it yet. Neither does anyone else. But they will ...

Tags

HorrorPsychological ThrillerDark Fiction

Soul Eater: content & age rating

Intended for adult readers (18+).

This dark cyberpunk novel features graphic violence including patricide and sustained disturbing content centered on an uncontrollable homicidal compulsion. Mature themes and psychological horror throughout.

What to know going in

This book has graphic violence, mild sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include gore, murder, and death of parent (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

Not appropriate for children or teens.