[Ads-l] Subverting the trigger warning

[ADSGarson O'Toole]

Laurence Horn wrote:
> Seems like there should be a spoiler alert for the trigger warning.

Good point. Also, while reading the long and detailed list of taboo
topics I could not help but feel that some readers would wish to have
a trigger warning for the trigger warning.
Garson

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> LH
>
> > On Mar 28, 2025, at 1:07 PM, ADSGarson O'Toole <adsgarsonotoole at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >
> > The book Onyx Storm (2025) by Rebecca Yarros begins with a trigger
> > warning. This is the third romantasy book in the Empyrean series.
> > Yarros plans to write five books in the series.
> >
> > The author transforms the warning into an enticement.
> >
> > [Begin excerpt]
> > Onyx Storm is a nonstop-thrilling adventure fantasy set in the brutal
> > and competitive world of a military college for dragon riders, which
> > includes elements regarding war, hand-to-hand combat, blood, intense
> > violence, brutal injuries, gore, murder, death, animal death, injury
> > rehabilitation, grief, poisoning, burning, perilous situations,
> > graphic language, and sexual activities that are shown on the page.
> > Readers who may be sensitive to these elements, please take note, and
> > prepare to face the storm...
> > [End excerpt]
> >
> > This is new to me, but I would guess that horror authors have been
> > flipping trigger warnings for decades.
> >
> > Garson
> >
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