Stand-Alone 2: Coraline - Neil Gaiman

01/13/20 • 55 min

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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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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Series 2, Episode 3: The Amber Spyglass - Philip Pullman

This fortnight we bring you The Amber Spyglass, the conclusion of the His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman.

Topic 1: Pantalaimon and Kirjava. Begins at (0:50), CW for abandonment, death.

Topic 2: Lyra's kidnapping. Begins at (12:05), CW for repressed memories, kidnapping, torture, lying by omission, drugged sleep, loss of innocence.

Topic 3: Will and death. Begins at (22:45), CW for parental death, suicide, murder, discussion of gaslighting.

Spoiler-free wrap-up and ratings: Begins at (31:10).

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

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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Music provided by HeartBeatArt and is used with permission.