PG-13
The book contains several on-page shootings and deaths, emotionally intense but not graphically described, warranting a Violence label. The central adulterous relationship and brief on-page marital sex are handled in non-explicit terms, justifying a Sexual Content label. Alcohol use appears intermittently, primarily in social and anecdotal contexts, meriting a Drug/Alcohol label. Sensitive Topics is appropriate due to racist language and attitudes, forced institutionalization for “insanity,” domestic emotional abuse, and the psychological fallout of violent death.