How to Talk to Girls at Parties
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"How to Talk to Girls at Parties" is a Neil Gaiman short story that blends awkward teenage romance with surreal, otherworldly encounters at a mysterious house party.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| How to Talk to Girls at Parties canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: How to Talk to Girls at Parties Context triple: [Fragile Things, hasStory, How to Talk to Girls at Parties]
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The Awkward Age
The Awkward Age is a novel by Henry James that explores the social and moral complexities of upper-class English society through the coming-of-age experiences of a young woman.
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Very Good Girls
Very Good Girls is a 2013 coming-of-age drama film about two best friends whose bond is tested when they fall for the same young man.
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The Book of Mean People
The Book of Mean People is a children's picture book, written by Nobel laureate Toni Morrison (with her son Slade Morrison), that helps young readers explore and cope with unkind behavior and difficult emotions.
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How to Be Good
How to Be Good is a comic novel by British author Nick Hornby that explores morality, marriage, and midlife crisis through the perspective of a disillusioned doctor.
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A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again is David Foster Wallace’s acclaimed collection of essays blending sharp cultural criticism, memoir, and humor, best known for its long, digressive piece on a luxury cruise.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: How to Talk to Girls at Parties Target entity description: "How to Talk to Girls at Parties" is a Neil Gaiman short story that blends awkward teenage romance with surreal, otherworldly encounters at a mysterious house party.
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A.
The Awkward Age
The Awkward Age is a novel by Henry James that explores the social and moral complexities of upper-class English society through the coming-of-age experiences of a young woman.
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B.
Very Good Girls
Very Good Girls is a 2013 coming-of-age drama film about two best friends whose bond is tested when they fall for the same young man.
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C.
The Book of Mean People
The Book of Mean People is a children's picture book, written by Nobel laureate Toni Morrison (with her son Slade Morrison), that helps young readers explore and cope with unkind behavior and difficult emotions.
-
D.
How to Be Good
How to Be Good is a comic novel by British author Nick Hornby that explores morality, marriage, and midlife crisis through the perspective of a disillusioned doctor.
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E.
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again is David Foster Wallace’s acclaimed collection of essays blending sharp cultural criticism, memoir, and humor, best known for its long, digressive piece on a luxury cruise.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
feature film
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graphic novel ⓘ literary work ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| adaptation | How to Talk to Girls at Parties (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist |
Fábio Moon
NERFINISHED
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Gabriel Bá NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| audience | adult readers ⓘ |
| author | Neil Gaiman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
How to Talk to Girls at Parties
NERFINISHED
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How to Talk to Girls at Parties NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | John Cameron Mitchell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy
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science fiction ⓘ speculative fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | How to Talk to Girls at Parties (comic adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
encounter with the alien
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miscommunication ⓘ teenage insecurity ⓘ |
| includedIn | Fragile Things NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Enn
NERFINISHED
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Vic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrationType | first-person narration ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | retrospective account of youth ⓘ |
| narrator | Enn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalMedium | print ⓘ |
| originalPublication | Fragile Things NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Neil Gaiman short fiction bibliography ⓘ |
| plotElement |
mysterious house party
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surreal encounters with girls who may be otherworldly ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstCollection | HarperCollins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2017 ⓘ |
| setting | suburban London ⓘ |
| theme |
adolescence
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alienation ⓘ awkward teenage romance ⓘ coming of age ⓘ encounters with the unknown ⓘ otherness ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 1970s ⓘ |
| tone |
melancholic
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surreal ⓘ |
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Subject: How to Talk to Girls at Parties Description of subject: "How to Talk to Girls at Parties" is a Neil Gaiman short story that blends awkward teenage romance with surreal, otherworldly encounters at a mysterious house party.
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