Content & Trigger Warnings for Gideon the Ninth (2019)
9 content warnings identified for this book.
Quick Summary
Yes, Gideon the Ninth (2019) contains 9 content warnings : Death of a parent, Grief / bereavement (major focus), Kidnapping / abduction, Blood / medical gore, Body horror, Confined spaces (claustrophobia), Gore / graphic violence, Self-harm / suicide (depicted), Torture.
The most severe warnings are for Blood / medical gore (severity 4/5), Body horror (severity 4/5), Gore / graphic violence (severity 4/5).
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| Warning | Severity | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mental Health & Emotional | |||
| Death of a parent | 2/5 | Referenced | Parental death is referenced as backstory for several characters |
| Grief / bereavement (major focus) | 3/5 | Depicted | Themes of loss and mourning are woven through the narrative |
| Other | |||
| Kidnapping / abduction | 2/5 | Depicted | Characters are trapped and confined against their will in the locked facility |
| Phobias & Sensory | |||
| Blood / medical gore | 4/5 | Depicted | Necromancy involves extensive blood and bone manipulation with graphic descriptions |
| Body horror | 4/5 | Depicted | Extensive bone and flesh manipulation, reanimated decaying bodies throughout |
| Confined spaces (claustrophobia) | 3/5 | Depicted | Characters trapped in sealed rooms and underground chambers |
| Violence & Physical Harm | |||
| Gore / graphic violence | 4/5 | Depicted | Graphic depictions of skeletons, reanimated corpses, and bone-based combat injuries |
| Self-harm / suicide (depicted) | 3/5 | Depicted | Characters sacrifice themselves; self-destructive acts in service of necromancy |
| Torture | 2/5 | Depicted | Characters endure painful trials and physical suffering |
Mental Health & Emotional
Themes of loss and mourning are woven through the narrative
Other
Characters are trapped and confined against their will in the locked facility
Phobias & Sensory
Necromancy involves extensive blood and bone manipulation with graphic descriptions
Characters trapped in sealed rooms and underground chambers
Violence & Physical Harm
Graphic depictions of skeletons, reanimated corpses, and bone-based combat injuries
Characters sacrifice themselves; self-destructive acts in service of necromancy
