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Like Love

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Evan Hunter · 1962

Is Like Love appropriate for your child? See the reviewed age guidance, content cautions, positive themes, and supporting evidence below.

Explore the age guidance, content cautions, positive qualities, and supporting notes for Like Love by Evan Hunter. This book is content notes include Romance, Sexual content & nudity, Alcohol or drugs; positive qualities include Positive messages, Courage & resilience.

Book 16 · 87th PrecinctSource checked

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Age guidanceNot listed
Strongest cautionsRomance 5/5 · Sexual content & nudity 3/5 · Alcohol or drugs 2/5
Strongest positivesPositive messages 3/5 · Courage & resilience 2/5
Series positionBook 16 · 87th Precinct
Recommendation2.3/5

Positive messages; strongest caution: romance.

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What parents should know

Positive messages; strongest caution: romance.

Readiness snapshotMain watch-out: Romance 5/5
Recommendation 2.3/5

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Recommended ageNot listed

Strongest cautions

  • Romance5/5
  • Sexual content & nudity3/5
  • Alcohol or drugs2/5

Strongest positives

  • Positive messages3/5
  • Courage & resilience2/5
  • Good role models2/5

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Series progression

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Next volumeBook 41 · LullabyStrongest cautions: Death of a character 4/5 · Violence 4/5Open next review →
  1. Book 1 · Cop Hater
    Death of a character4/5Frightening scenes4/5Violence4/5Graphic injury2/5Romance2/5Strong language2/5Sexual content & nudity1/5
    Starting point
  2. Book 2 · The mugger
    Frightening scenes3/5Violence3/5Alcohol or drugs2/5Death of a character2/5Graphic injury2/5Sexual content & nudity2/5Strong language2/5Romance1/5
    Gets gentler
  3. Book 16 · Like Love
    Romance5/5Sexual content & nudity3/5Alcohol or drugs2/5Strong language2/5
    Gets gentler
  4. Book 41 · Lullaby
    Death of a character4/5Violence4/5Frightening scenes3/5Strong language3/5Alcohol or drugs2/5Graphic injury2/5Romance2/5Sexual content & nudity1/5
    Gets more intense
  5. Book 51 · Money, Money, Money (87th Precinct)
    Death of a character4/5Violence4/5Frightening scenes3/5Strong language3/5Alcohol or drugs2/5Graphic injury2/5Romance2/5Sexual content & nudity2/5Products & advertising1/5
    Gets more intense

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What’s in it?

Strong language2/5
Why this rating?

Some adult-era profanity or sexual language may occur, but language is not the main focus.

Romance5/5
Why this rating?

Romantic attachment, marital tensions, and infidelity are central to the story.

Sexual content & nudity3/5
Why this rating?

Adult sexual themes and implied or discussed sexual relationships are relevant, though this is not primarily explicit erotica.

Alcohol or drugs2/5
Why this rating?

As an adult mid-century novel, social drinking or smoking may appear, without being the central subject.

What’s good in it?

Courage & resilience2/5
Why this rating?

Characters may confront difficult personal truths, but principled courage is not the primary theme.

Creativity & curiosity1/5
Why this rating?

It may prompt reflection on human motives, but inventive problem-solving and imagination are not central content goals.

Diverse representation1/5
Why this rating?

The novel reflects its 1962 adult social setting; broad representation of varied identities is not a known focus.

Educational value1/5
Why this rating?

Any insight into relationships and social expectations is incidental to the novel rather than formal instruction.

Kindness & empathy2/5
Why this rating?

Empathy and care may appear within relationships, but conflict and competing desires are more central than sustained kindness.

Positive messages3/5
Why this rating?

It explores responsibility, desire, marriage, and the consequences of emotionally difficult choices.

Good role models2/5
Why this rating?

Characters face adult moral dilemmas, but infidelity and conflicted decisions make them morally complicated rather than straightforward models.

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  2. How did relationships or romance affect the characters’ choices?
  3. Which choice in Like Love would you have made differently, and why?
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