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Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances
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Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author)
Multiple award winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman returns to dazzle, captivate, haunt, and entertain with this third collection of short fiction following Smoke and Mirrors and Fragile Things--which includes a never-before published American Gods story, "Black Dog," written exclusively for this volume.
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I have opined before that Neil Gaiman is the literary heir to Ray Bradbury’s rich legacy, being of mind to celebrate imagination whilst acting as a guide to the shadowy places in the calliope we call life.
Trigger Warning is Gailman’s 2015 collection of shorter work and much of it is in the spirit of Bradbury but with Gailman’s special voice. Twenty-three separate pieces are presented to delight those readers accustomed to visiting that country between dusk and shadow frequented by Gailman and Br ...more
Trigger Warning is Gailman’s 2015 collection of shorter work and much of it is in the spirit of Bradbury but with Gailman’s special voice. Twenty-three separate pieces are presented to delight those readers accustomed to visiting that country between dusk and shadow frequented by Gailman and Br ...more
The monsters in our cupboards and our minds are always there in the darkness, like mold beneath the floorboards and behind the wallpaper, and there is so much darkness, an inexhaustible supply of darkness. The universe is amply supplied with night.There is a diversity of material in Neil Gaiman’s third and latest collection of short fiction, Trigger Warning. It is a potpourri of twenty four pieces, if we take as a single piece the entry called A Calendar of Tales, which, itself, holds a dozen ...more
Jul 15, 2015
Snotchocheez
rated it
it was ok
Recommends it for:
die-hard Gaiman fans with time on their hands (maybe)
Wow, I'm certainly in the minority on this one. (Or maybe not. Once the dust has settled and adoring Gaiman fans are finished slobbering over this truly uninspired collection of "short fictions and disturbances"...{read: cast-off ideas and random vanity-noodling}, I think that 3.94 cume might come crashing down).
(Or maybe I'm just a rock-hurling philistine. But, no, I really liked American Gods, I adored The Ocean at the End of the Lane, ditto Coraline and Neverwhere. Ok, not a die-hard fan ...more
(Or maybe I'm just a rock-hurling philistine. But, no, I really liked American Gods, I adored The Ocean at the End of the Lane, ditto Coraline and Neverwhere. Ok, not a die-hard fan ...more
I prefer Gaiman's novel-length work, but you do get something in this collection you don't get in longform: his huge range and vast depths of creativity. Most readers will probably only connect with a few pieces here, but it's worth it to read the ones you don't dig as much because they're just so different and so inventive and it's hard to believe they all came from one brain.
I built an igloo out of books in my backyard.
I slept in my igloo made of books. I was getting hungry. I made a hole in the floor, lowered a fishing line and waited until something bit. I pulled it up: a fish made of books - green covered vintage Penguin detective stories. I ate it raw, fearing a fire in my igloo.
When I went outside I observed that someone had covered the whole world with books: pale-covered books, all shades of white and blue and purple. I wandered the ice floes of books.
I saw s ...more
I slept in my igloo made of books. I was getting hungry. I made a hole in the floor, lowered a fishing line and waited until something bit. I pulled it up: a fish made of books - green covered vintage Penguin detective stories. I ate it raw, fearing a fire in my igloo.
When I went outside I observed that someone had covered the whole world with books: pale-covered books, all shades of white and blue and purple. I wandered the ice floes of books.
I saw s ...more
Apr 06, 2015
MLE
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
Shelves:
ghost-and-horror,
shorts
A fantastic collection of short stories and poems by my favorite living author. While I didn't love every story in this collection there were ones that were just perfect.
The Man Who Forgot Ray Bradbury was powerful, and especially moving considering his friendship with Terry Pratchett. A beautiful, and haunting reflection on the power of words, of ideas, of books, and of stories. A story that addressed some of my personal biggest fears.
Click-Clack the Rattlebag was just the kind of creeping, an ...more
The Man Who Forgot Ray Bradbury was powerful, and especially moving considering his friendship with Terry Pratchett. A beautiful, and haunting reflection on the power of words, of ideas, of books, and of stories. A story that addressed some of my personal biggest fears.
Click-Clack the Rattlebag was just the kind of creeping, an ...more
'I don’t understand parents. Honestly, I don’t think anybody ever does.'
Trigger Warning is a short story and poem collection by Neil Gaiman intent on finding those little pressure points that cause the most unease and arouse reflection, maybe even disturb you a mite.
There's some little gems here but first I'll explain why I like Gaimans wondrous prose and fascinating stories. He thoughtfully exploits the story twist and role reversal better than anyone but it's the little things that stick wit ...more
Trigger Warning is a short story and poem collection by Neil Gaiman intent on finding those little pressure points that cause the most unease and arouse reflection, maybe even disturb you a mite.
There's some little gems here but first I'll explain why I like Gaimans wondrous prose and fascinating stories. He thoughtfully exploits the story twist and role reversal better than anyone but it's the little things that stick wit ...more
Apr 03, 2015
Char
rated it
it was ok
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review of another edition
Shelves:
from-library,
short-stories
Trigger Warning by Neil Gaiman (narrated by Neil Gaiman) "The Man Who Remembered Ray Bradbury"was an outstanding story! It made me think of my favorite short story by James Everington titled "A Writer's Words". (Which is included in his collection The Other Room. )It also deepened my sadness about Terry Pratchett. I can only imagine what it's like for a man of words to start losing those words. Just the thought of it makes me sad and gives me goosebumps. 5 big fat stars for this tale!
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As usual with short story anthologies - some I was not interested in, some I loved. What I wish was less often - how many of these stories I'd read already, published in other compilations. I know it's an author's prerogative how they bundle and republish their work, but I'd prefer to be given new stories.
Don't skip the introductions. They put each story into context and one has a hint of a future novel (very exciting!)
My favorites:
-The Thing About Cassandra
-The Truth is a Cave in the Black Moun ...more
Don't skip the introductions. They put each story into context and one has a hint of a future novel (very exciting!)
My favorites:
-The Thing About Cassandra
-The Truth is a Cave in the Black Moun ...more
Aug 21, 2016
Ron
rated it
liked it
Recommends it for:
fans of the strange, magical and wonderful (and Gaiman fans of course)
Trigger Warning: a statement at the start of a piece of writing, video, etc., alerting the reader or viewer to the fact that it contains potentially distressing material (often used to introduce a description of such content). Cool huh? Gaiman opens his book of short stories with why he decided on the book’s name, and then states, “What we read as adults should be read, I think, with no warnings or alerts beyond, perhaps: enter at your own risk”.
To me, that’s a challenge. So I took the risk. It ...more
To me, that’s a challenge. So I took the risk. It ...more
Trigger Warning is a collection of short stories and some poems by Neil Gaiman. What I like with collections like this one is that they usually have something for us all. Not everythingis to one's liking, but if you are lucky most are. And, Trigger Warning is mostly in my opinion a very good collection of stories. Of course, some are better than the others and I think personally I liked the ones that were a bit longer. The "bad" thing with collections like this is they are sometimes hard to put
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I’ll be honest and say that Neil Gaiman could publish his grocery list and I’d read it. American Gods is pretty much my favorite book in the world. I reread it once a year and I always find something new. So I basically stood up and danced around my office when I received an early copy of these short stories. I know I just said last week I don’t really do short stories, but people, it’s Neil Gaiman. I would rather have a full length novel, but I really enj ...more
I’ll be honest and say that Neil Gaiman could publish his grocery list and I’d read it. American Gods is pretty much my favorite book in the world. I reread it once a year and I always find something new. So I basically stood up and danced around my office when I received an early copy of these short stories. I know I just said last week I don’t really do short stories, but people, it’s Neil Gaiman. I would rather have a full length novel, but I really enj ...more
Actual rating 3.5 stars.
Gaiman is undoubtedly a master of the art of writing: his prose his sublime, his imagery evocative and his characters raw and real. His writing alone is worthy of garnering all five stars. The subject matters were also of a varied and intriguing nature that aroused my initial interest. As the title describes, each story deals with themes that could be deemed as triggers, or unsuitable for those of a sensitive nature, and this both excited and charmed my morbid curiosity a ...more
Gaiman is undoubtedly a master of the art of writing: his prose his sublime, his imagery evocative and his characters raw and real. His writing alone is worthy of garnering all five stars. The subject matters were also of a varied and intriguing nature that aroused my initial interest. As the title describes, each story deals with themes that could be deemed as triggers, or unsuitable for those of a sensitive nature, and this both excited and charmed my morbid curiosity a ...more
I don't feel like it and I don't know why. I read only the prologue and not even one of the stories, that's why I am not shelving it as DNF. I'll just pick it up again when it calls to me a little more.
Nunca había probado a mi querido Neil Gaiman en su formato corto, y la publicación de su última antología en castellano era la oportunidad perfecta. Desgraciadamente me llevo un sabor un tanto agridulce. Si bien reconozco que siete relatos me resultan memorables y solo por ellos merece la pena la lectura de la antología, el resto de los veinticuatro relatos paso sin pena ni gloria por mis garras lectoras. Eso sí, los que me atraparon me resultaron excelentes, y son los que en realidad más se pub
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Disclaimer: I received an ARC of this title from the author or publisher in exchange for review consideration. While I make every attempt to avoid spoilers, please be aware that details provided in an ARC synopsis, press release, or review request that I've assumed common knowledge may differ from the final published cover blurb.
With his third collection of short fiction, Neil Gaiman presents us with stories, verse, and even a 50th anniversary Doctor Who story, all previously published (please n ...more
With his third collection of short fiction, Neil Gaiman presents us with stories, verse, and even a 50th anniversary Doctor Who story, all previously published (please n ...more
Neil Gaiman is a bastard. A beautifully talented writer and an absolute bastard for getting into my head and rooting about. Right from the start I got the chills and I hadn't even reached the stories, this was just the introduction. I know I'm loving a book, a song, a film, any piece of work because it short circuits my logical brain and sneaks in. I feel tingles. When Neil describes his love for short stories, his journey to writing this compilation, it hit like a whirlpool: strong and unexpect
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Trigger Warning is an anthology of 24 short stories written by Neil Gaiman. I often find short stories entertaining but ultimately unsatisfying, and I think that pretty much describes how I felt about most of the stories here. I bought this on sale for $1.99 earlier this year. I like Neil Gaiman’s writing so, for that price, it seemed worth a try. Many of the stories had odd endings, usually with some sort of small twist at the end. The problem with an anthology full of twisty endings is that th
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I discovered Neil Gaiman as a teen, thanks to the Science Fiction Book Club. The selection of the month one month was GOOD OMENS, by Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, and their glowing and hilarious review made me order it immediately. It didn't disappoint, and remains one of my favorite books. Then I found STARDUST. Different, strange, but still wonderful. The next thing I read was SMOKE & MIRRORS, and there my growing love for Neil Gaiman ran into a bit of a hitch. I didn't like most of the stor
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Apr 05, 2016
Tijana
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O Gejmanu ionako treba znati dve stvari: on je kralj šarmera; on je car pastiša/fanfikšna. I u dužim knjigama me nekako dovoljno šarmira i hipnotiše da ne primetim kako je to uglavnom smuti pa prospi (dobro, izuzimam dve ili tri knjige, pre svega Koralinu) i osim toga je vrlo pametan čovek koji bira talentovane saradnike (Sendmen!) ali na kraće staze mu to nekako ne ide. A naročito ne ide kad imitira nekog/nešto ko to mnogo bolje radi (pseudoškotska mračna bajka ne može da se ...more
O Gejmanu ionako treba znati dve stvari: on je kralj šarmera; on je car pastiša/fanfikšna. I u dužim knjigama me nekako dovoljno šarmira i hipnotiše da ne primetim kako je to uglavnom smuti pa prospi (dobro, izuzimam dve ili tri knjige, pre svega Koralinu) i osim toga je vrlo pametan čovek koji bira talentovane saradnike (Sendmen!) ali na kraće staze mu to nekako ne ide. A naročito ne ide kad imitira nekog/nešto ko to mnogo bolje radi (pseudoškotska mračna bajka ne može da se ...more
Some pieces were better than others, but that is par for the course in a book of short pieces, even when you are Neil Gaiman. That being said, I really enjoyed much of the material in this collection. There were many times when I raced along, breathlessly turning pages and wishing the book would not end. It showcases the wide range of tone, style and genre of which Gaiman is capable. There is tragedy, comedy, satire, pathos, legend, folklore, horror and poetry. One other feature I enjoyed was th
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This was a very good book. A full rview will be coming tomorrow.
Be Blessed.
Be Blessed.
3.260416667 stars
Introduction: 5 stars. Neil Gaiman writes the best introductions EVER.
- Making a chair: 3 stars
Poems are not really my thing, but this one, placed at the beginning of the collection, made sense. I mean, it was the right way to start.
- A Lunar Labyrinth: 3.5 stars
A bit raw and unpolished imo, but good.
- The thing about Cassandra: 3 stars
Gio confused.
- Down to a sunless sea: 3 stars
- 'The truth is a cave in the Black Mountains...': 4 stars
I decided to comment only the short stori ...more
Introduction: 5 stars. Neil Gaiman writes the best introductions EVER.
- Making a chair: 3 stars
Poems are not really my thing, but this one, placed at the beginning of the collection, made sense. I mean, it was the right way to start.
- A Lunar Labyrinth: 3.5 stars
A bit raw and unpolished imo, but good.
- The thing about Cassandra: 3 stars
Gio confused.
- Down to a sunless sea: 3 stars
- 'The truth is a cave in the Black Mountains...': 4 stars
I decided to comment only the short stori ...more
Neil Gaiman is excellent at telling stories, but as is the case with most short story compilations there are hits and misses. I loved some of the stories in this collection; amongst my favourites are the story about Cassandra and the story that corresponded to the months of the year (which, by the way, reminded me a lot of "Fragile Things"). Furthermore, this book has one of the best introductions I've ever read. Yes, it's long, but it gives you a very rare insight into the author's thoughts abo
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Well, it's a first for me to give anything Neil Gaiman has written less than four stars, but I'm reminding myself that according to Goodreads' rating system, that means "I liked it." And I did! Some of the stories were delightful and magical, and terrifying. But some of them didn't really work for me, for one reason or another, and overall, it was actually harder to pay attention to the stories, or work up enough energy to dive back into the book, knowing I'd have to start all over again with my
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It’s difficult to rate a book of short stories, for me. They can be so different from each other, so that one is totally to your taste and another is not. Throw in some poetry too, and there’s even more opportunity to leave people cold (I don’t know many people who aren’t picky about poetry). So the good, first: this is pretty typically Gaiman’s work, wry and dark and twisted, rich with implications and things lurking in the shadows. His stories all flow well, so that it all leads logically on t
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Neil Gaiman reads "Down to a Sunless Sea" (aka my favourite story of this collection)
That was my favourite story in the collection, but we also have "Click-Clack the Rattlebag," the best scary short-story I have read this year."The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains...", which I believe was made into a picture book. "The Man Who Forgot Ray Bradbury" as if someone could forget that genius!
There are a bunch others, all amazing. Until this year, Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders was m ...more
That was my favourite story in the collection, but we also have "Click-Clack the Rattlebag," the best scary short-story I have read this year."The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains...", which I believe was made into a picture book. "The Man Who Forgot Ray Bradbury" as if someone could forget that genius!
There are a bunch others, all amazing. Until this year, Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders was m ...more
The only problem with Neil Gaiman short stories is that...well...they are short.
I just wish they could go on forever.
I was thinking of giving this a four star rating only to have my brain catch up with me, slap me across the face and shout, "You don't give Neil Gaiman a 4 star rating you friggin moron!"
I came to my senses, struggled with the emotion of trying to stay true to my heart, only to realize that my heart was actually in agreement with my brain.
I love you, Neil. As much as one straight ...more
This is a collection of 24 short stories, novellas and as the cover says disturbances. There is a mix of styles here, from poetry, lighter fiction to the type that he specialises in, dark edgy and surreal. There is a man who meets a girlfriends form his teen years, except she was a girl he created to boast to his friends about. Stories about statues, and normal life for normal people, but with a twist. The Sleeper and the Spindle is a re write of a fairy tale, and there is a short story set in t
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Mar 15, 2016
Sarah (Starry Night Reader)
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short-stories-essays,
three-star
I think Neil Gaiman is a brilliant and extremely talented writer, but I guess his stories just aren't for me. It's not that they're too weird or disturbing or anything, I just don't get them. But I keep trying lol.
So I started reading these short stories a few days ago because I wasn't in the mood to actually start a novel. I didn't read all of them, my favorite was probably The Thing About Cassandra, but pretty much all of the stories I read were unmemorable for me. I know, I know, I'm awful D:
So I started reading these short stories a few days ago because I wasn't in the mood to actually start a novel. I didn't read all of them, my favorite was probably The Thing About Cassandra, but pretty much all of the stories I read were unmemorable for me. I know, I know, I'm awful D:
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“There are things that wait for us, patiently, in the dark corridors of our lives. We think we have moved on, put them out of mind, left them to desiccate and shrivel and blow away; but we are wrong. They have been waiting there in the darkness, working out, practicing their most vicious blows, their sharp hard thoughtless punches into the gut, killing time until we came back that way.”
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“I am not scared of bad people, of wicked evildoers, of monsters and creatures of the night. The people who scare me are the ones who are certain of their own rightness. The ones who know how to behave, and what their neighbors need to do to be on the side of the good.”
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