The Guns of Navarone (Parent guide)

                        The Guns of Navarone

 
                                                            By Alistair Maclean 

Please note that spoilers are marked in red

Positive messages: High

- This is not a case of angelic Allies against evil Germans; it shows that Germans are also humans.  There are both Germans and Allies that are really evil. 

-  The characters (or the team) do not just kill in cold blood, although they can be very ruthless if need be. What I like is that the strongest man in the team hates killing and regrets it every time.

- This also teaches that steady perseverance and mercy can get you to your goal.

Positive role models: High 

All of them are , strong, ambitous, and also have a good sense of humour. But a warning: As I already stated they can be very ruthless and can kill without thinking. An example: Mallory tells Andrea to stab a spy between the shoulder blades. He does not do it after all, but Mallory tells Miller later he would have shot him if need be.

Profanity: Medium: Infrequent

Infrequent use of bloddy, ba***rd, hell, damn, Jesus Christ, e.t.c.

Sex: None
One (I think) implicit reference.

Violence: Near extreme
Nearly all the time people get impaled, shot, stabbed, strangled, tortured, blown up and more.

Gore: High
An grisly description of a young soldier impaled. And a few other graphic descriptions.

Frightening: None really

Intense: Very high
Throught the book. And as Maclean is known as "The Master of Action and Suspense"  you can guess how intense it will be.

Smoking: Medium-High
Pretty many cases of smoking by Germans and Allies alike.

Drinking: Low
Very infrequent use.