Seventh Son | Social Sensitivity
While all of his fiction is morally serious, some of Card's work, notably Hart's Hope and the award winning Ender's Game, is very violent. This is not the case, however, with Seventh Son. Still, his handling of sexual and religious themes may bother some younger readers.
Though he approaches the subjects from a child's point of view, Card is frank about several aspects of adult sexual life. The novel contains a fairly vivid and detailed portrayal of childbirth, and gives information about, but no description of, the sexual relations between Alvin's parents....
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