If Beale Street Could Talk, James Baldwin
Book
Literary Fiction
Book
Literary Fiction
Updated: 24 January 2021
| No rape or sexual assault | |
| Rape or sexual assault mentioned in passing (in discussion and/or implied) | |
| Sexual harassment (e.g. verbal or non-consensual touching/grabbing) | |
| Sexual relationship between adult and teenager | |
| Child sexual abuse | |
| Incest | |
| Attempted rape | |
| Rape strongly implied/details surrounding a rape discussed in detail (i.e. the events before/after) | |
| Detailed/vivid description of rape |
Description
The central conflict of the book is that one of the protagonists was accused of rape. It is believed by most of the characters that this is a false accusation, but whether or not it did happen is ambiguous.
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