What Faust saw
by Matt Ottley
Age rating: Ages 16+ · Young Adults
Age rating and Christian content guidance for parents.
First published 1996
Faust, a young boy, embarks on a surreal and often unsettling journey through a dreamlike landscape filled with strange encounters.
Concern Level
Heavy
Virtue Level
Thin
Concern Level
Heavy
Virtue Level
Thin
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Things to consider
Higher = more presentSome unsettling imagery may be interpreted suggestively.
There are disturbing and sometimes violent encounters.
Mild or implied profanity might be present.
Themes may touch on existential or spiritual questioning.
Themes of despair or hopelessness may appear.
Disturbing imagery could be interpreted as self-harm related.
The dreamlike and unsettling nature is often scary.
The surreal landscape may contain symbolic occult elements.
LGBTQ+ themes are not present in the book.
The worldview is often existential and questioning.
Religious or spiritual themes are explored abstractly.
Virtues to celebrate
Higher = stronger presenceFaust navigates a challenging and disorienting world.
Spiritual or existential searching is present.
Connection and understanding are sought.
The narrative explores complex psychological states.
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