A question about trigger warnings, I guess

[dhampyresa]

I recently read a book that was, in part, a retelling of the fairytale "Donkeyskin". There was a list of trigger warnings at the start of said book, but "incest" wasn't among them. Nothing physical actually happens, but much like in the fairytale, the protagonist spends a not insignificant portion of the book (I want to say at least a quarter, but don't quote me on that) threatened by the prospect of being forced to marry/have sex with her father the king. I feel like that should still warrant a warning? Or maybe "being a Donkeyskin retelling" (obvious from summary/etc) is the warning? Idk, I feel like that's not enough, especially since Donkeyskin isn't particularly well known. Or maybe I'm overthinking things.

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[sovay]

I recently read a book that was, in part, a retelling of the fairytale "Donkeyskin". There was a list of trigger warnings at the start of said book, but "incest" wasn't among them

If you go in for trigger warnings or content notes, I would absolutely put incest in the list for a Donkeyskin retelling! At least the threat thereof! It does come with the territory, but there will always be someone for whom it is the first way of learning the story.

[kore]

I would totally want "threatened incest," yes.