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Content & Trigger Warnings for Different Seasons (1982)

14 content warnings identified for this book.

Quick Summary

Yes, Different Seasons (1982) contains 14 content warnings : Hate crimes (depicted), Homophobia / transphobia (depicted), Racial slurs / racism (depicted), Religious persecution, Grief / bereavement (major focus), Suicide (discussed or ideation), Genocide / ethnic cleansing, Wrongful imprisonment, Confined spaces (claustrophobia), Age-gap relationships (predatory), Child abuse / harm to children, Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse, Gore / graphic violence, Sexual assault / rape.

The most severe warnings are for Hate crimes (depicted) (severity 4/5), Racial slurs / racism (depicted) (severity 4/5), Religious persecution (severity 4/5), Suicide (discussed or ideation) (severity 4/5), Genocide / ethnic cleansing (severity 4/5), Wrongful imprisonment (severity 5/5), Age-gap relationships (predatory) (severity 4/5), Child abuse / harm to children (severity 4/5), Gore / graphic violence (severity 4/5), Sexual assault / rape (severity 5/5).

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Identity & Discrimination

4/5Depicted

Hate-motivated violence depicted

3/5Depicted

Homophobic attitudes and violence depicted

4/5Depicted

Anti-Semitism and racism central to one story

4/5Depicted

'Apt Pupil' deals extensively with antisemitic persecution and Holocaust atrocities

Mental Health & Emotional

3/5Depicted

Multiple novellas deal with loss, death, and the grief that follows traumatic experiences

4/5Depicted

Suicidal thoughts and attempts depicted

Other

4/5Depicted

'Apt Pupil' features a former Nazi war criminal and includes depictions of Holocaust atrocities

5/5Depicted

'Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption' centers on a man wrongfully imprisoned for decades for a murder he did not commit

Phobias & Sensory

3/5Depicted

Claustrophobic settings in prison novella

Sexual Content

4/5Depicted

'Apt Pupil' centers on the corrupting relationship between a teenage boy and an elderly Nazi war criminal

Violence & Physical Harm

4/5Depicted

Child abuse depicted in multiple novellas

3/5Depicted

Domestic abuse in family relationships

4/5Depicted

Graphic violence across multiple stories

5/5Depicted

Graphic rape scene in one novella