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The Tin Drum Steaminess Rating

Exactly how steamy is this story?

R

We're being generous with our "R." This book is filled with graphic sex scenes—adult/child sex, creepy Boy Scout leaders, orgies, adultery, nudity, rape, masturbation, fetishism, you name it. Our diminutive hero makes sure to tell us that he has a normal-size penis, and he uses it whenever he can. He's a witness to way more sex than any child should have to see. We can't do anything about little Oskar, but we can keep this book away from the rest of the kiddies.