Questions About Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances

by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author)

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Does anyone have a list of the stories in this book? I have been searching online and can't find one. I am currently reading a library copy of the audiobook, and there is no list included.

James Biser Table of Contents:
Introduction
Making a chair
A lunar labyrinth
The thing about Cassandra
Down to a sunless sea
"The truth is a cave in the Black Mountains…moreTable of Contents:
Introduction
Making a chair
A lunar labyrinth
The thing about Cassandra
Down to a sunless sea
"The truth is a cave in the Black Mountains ..."
My last landlady
Adventure story
Orange
A calendar of tales
The case of death and honey
The man who forgot Ray Bradbury
Jerusalem
Click-Clack the rattlebag
An invocation of incuriosity
"And weep, like Alexander"
Nothing o'clock
Diamonds and pearls: a fairy tale
The return of the thin white duke
Feminine endings
Observing the formalities
The sleeper and the spindle
Witch work
In Relig Odhráin
Black Dog.(less)

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Would you [anyone] recommend this book to someone who hasn't previously read Doctor Who or Sherlock? Are the pieces actually stand-alone?

Quern The stories don't rely on any particular information from Doctor Who or Sherlock Holmes, but some familiarity with the characters would increase your …moreThe stories don't rely on any particular information from Doctor Who or Sherlock Holmes, but some familiarity with the characters would increase your enjoyment of these stories (as you would be able to see how Gaiman has re-interpreted the characters and put his own spin on the themes), but it is not essential to understanding or enjoying them.

Keep in mind that this is a book of short stories, so it is only two of them in the collection that mention these characters.(less)

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Hi everyone! I have this collection for a short time from the library. What are the best stories from this collection?

Mary Margaret Wow, this is an old question haha. But if anyone else finds themselves in the same boat, just read the last story! It serves as a good introduction to…moreWow, this is an old question haha. But if anyone else finds themselves in the same boat, just read the last story! It serves as a good introduction to American Gods if you've never read it, or it deepens the story if you already know and love it. (less)

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Why's this book called 'Trigger Warning?'

Noah Graham it's supposed to be scary. Trigger warnings are put on things to warn people they have emotionally disturbing content
…moreit's supposed to be scary. Trigger warnings are put on things to warn people they have emotionally disturbing content
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How old to you have to be to first read it?

Mike There's nothing particularly graphic in it, but there are some stories that are spooky/unsettling, and there some tame allusions to sex, hints of viol…moreThere's nothing particularly graphic in it, but there are some stories that are spooky/unsettling, and there some tame allusions to sex, hints of violence (mostly "off screen"), etc. The stories are written to be unsettling on an existential level, not to be explicit.

A better guide might be whether the reader enjoys it. It plays with a lot of literary and pop culture references, from Gaiman's own books to a variety of world mythologies, to Sherlock Holmes, to Ray Bradbury, to Dr. Who, etc. You wouldn't have to get all of them to enjoy the book (few people can match Gaiman on these things), but someone who would enjoy it would have read (and maybe watched) enough to handle Trigger Warning.(less)

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