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Books That Burn - Series 3, Episode 1: The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins

Series 3, Episode 1: The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins

01/27/20 • 56 min

Books That Burn

This fortnight we bring you “The Hunger Games”, book one of the Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins.

Topic 1: Katniss’s mother - Widowhood and depression. Begins at (0:50), CW for abandonment, parental death, hunger, depression, child caregiver, strained parent/child relationship.

Topic 2: Katniss - Fake Relationship. Begins at (13:15), CW for possessiveness, toxic relationships.

Topic 3: Katniss - Starvation, food defensiveness/insecurity. Begins at (25:30), CW for starvation, food hoarding, food defensiveness, descriptions of starvation, TW for descriptions of feelings of starvation, food defensive ideation.

Spoiler-free wrap-up and ratings: Begins at (41:00).

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Read the transcript here.

If you'd like to make a monthly donation, please check us out on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/booksthatburn).

Find all our links on our Carrd.

Music provided by HeartBeatArt and is used with permission.

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This fortnight we bring you “The Hunger Games”, book one of the Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins.

Topic 1: Katniss’s mother - Widowhood and depression. Begins at (0:50), CW for abandonment, parental death, hunger, depression, child caregiver, strained parent/child relationship.

Topic 2: Katniss - Fake Relationship. Begins at (13:15), CW for possessiveness, toxic relationships.

Topic 3: Katniss - Starvation, food defensiveness/insecurity. Begins at (25:30), CW for starvation, food hoarding, food defensiveness, descriptions of starvation, TW for descriptions of feelings of starvation, food defensive ideation.

Spoiler-free wrap-up and ratings: Begins at (41:00).

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Read the transcript here.

If you'd like to make a monthly donation, please check us out on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/booksthatburn).

Find all our links on our Carrd.

Music provided by HeartBeatArt and is used with permission.

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Stand-Alone 2: Coraline - Neil Gaiman

This fortnight we bring you our discussion of "Coraline", a stand-alone book by Neil Gaiman.

Topic 1: Ghost Children. Begins at (0:50), CW for theft of self, kidnapping, theft of identity.

Topic 2: Coraline and gaslighting. Begins at (9:15), CW for gaslighting, abuse, christian language as abuse, dismissal of self, body horror, mutilation, abandonment.

Topic 3: Coraline and neglect. Begins at (19:43), CW for neglect, abandonment.

Spoiler-free wrap-up and ratings: Begins at (40:55).

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Read the transcript here.

If you'd like to make a monthly donation, please check us out on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/booksthatburn).

Find all our links on our Carrd.

Music provided by HeartBeatArt and is used with permission.

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undefined - Series 3, Episode 2: Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins

Series 3, Episode 2: Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins

This fortnight we bring you “Catching Fire”, book two of the Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins.

Topic 1: Cinna. Begins at (0:50), CW for physical violence.

Topic 2: Katniss - "Hollywood" PTSD. Begins at (12:55), CW for mention of decapitation, blood, descriptions of violent scenes, PTSD, flashbacks, nightmares.

Topic 3: Katniss - Self-Sacrifice. Begins at (29:20), CW for suicide, suicidal ideation, gaslighting, mention of death, objectification, dismissal of agency.

Spoiler-free wrap-up and ratings: Begins at (40:30).

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If you'd like to make a monthly donation, please check us out on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/booksthatburn).

Find all our links on our Carrd.

Music provided by HeartBeatArt and is used with permission.

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