Stand-Alone 1: The Supernaturalist - Eoin Colfer

11/18/19 • 54 min

Our episode this fortnight is about the book "The Supernaturalist", a stand-alone book by Eoin Colfer.

Topic 1: Ziplock, slavery. Begins at (1:30); CW for physical abuse, emotional abuse, abuse through food restriction/manipulation, slavery mention, chain/handcuffs mention, suicidal tendencies, self harm, human experimentation; TW for description of physical torture.

Topic 2: Cosmo, paradox of choice. Begins at (10:15); CW for dismissal of identity, abuse by control, human experimentation, dismissal of autonomy.

Topic 3: Cosmo, test subject. Begins at (22:45); CW for dismissal of identity, abuse by control, human experimentation, dismissal of autonomy.

Spoiler-free wrap-up and ratings: Begins at (31:45).

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Our episode this fortnight is about the book "The Supernaturalist", a stand-alone book by Eoin Colfer.

Topic 2: Cosmo, paradox of choice. Begins at (10:15); CW for dismissal of identity, abuse by control, human experimentation, dismissal of autonomy.

Topic 3: Cosmo, test subject. Begins at (22:45); CW for dismissal of identity, abuse by control, human experimentation, dismissal of autonomy.

Spoiler-free wrap-up and ratings: Begins at (31:45).

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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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Series 1, Minisode 1: Mogget in The Old Kingdom

Our full episode of Goldenhand had a missing segment due to some audio issues, here we present to you a re-recorded version of that discussion. We took the opportunity to have a more in-depth conversation about Mogget that spans the entire Old Kingdom series.

This minisode is full of spoilers for the entire Old Kingdom series and does not have a spoiler-free section.

CW for slavery, brainwashing.

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Series 2, Episode 1: The Golden Compass (Northern Lights) - Philip Pullman

This fortnight we bring you the first episode of a series as we discuss The Golden Compass, book one of the His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman.

*This book was originally published as "Northern Lights" and was published as "The Golden Compass" in the USA.

Topic 1: Tony Makarios. Begins at (1:35), CW for alcohol abuse, abandonment, neglect, death, lack of a parent, abduction, castration, medical experimentation on children. Contains a minor spoiler for book three, The Amber Spyglass.

Topic 2: Lyra and abandonment. Begins at (13:50), CW for neglect, mentions of parental death, parental abandonment.

Topic 3: Lyra and control. Begins at (22:00), CW for controlling abuse, parental abuse, manipulation, kidnapping, betrayal.

Spoiler-free wrap-up and ratings: Begins at (31:07).

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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.