Episodes
Monday Oct 17, 2022
Stand-Alone 22: Fledgling by Octavia Butler
Monday Oct 17, 2022
Monday Oct 17, 2022
This fortnight we’re discussing the vampire novel, “Fledgling”, by Octavia Butler.
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TITLE: Fledgling
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AUTHOR: Octavia E. Butler
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PUBLISHER: Grand Central Publishing
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YEAR: 2005
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LENGTH: 310 pages
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AGE: Adult
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GENRE: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Horror
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RECOMMENDED: Highly
Book TW for memory loss, animal death, ableism, racism, racial slurs, violence, gun violence, blood, major character death, death.
Topic 1: Coercion. Begins at (1:35), CW for murder.
Topic 2: Memory Loss. Begins at (9:35), CW for adult/minor relationship (brief mention), murder, death.
Topic 3: Racism. Begins at (19:05), CW for racism, murder, death.
Promo for CPOV - Fun & Games Promo; Spoiler-free wrap-up and ratings: Begins at (29:35).
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Monday Sep 26, 2022
Highlight 22: Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Monday Sep 26, 2022
Monday Sep 26, 2022
This fortnight we’re discussing “Gideon The Ninth” by Tamsyn Muir, a book best described as "lesbian necromancers in space". We’re joined by special guest S.T. ("Saint") Gibson! You can find all their stuff at their website.
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TITLE: Gideon the Ninth
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AUTHOR: Tamsyn Muir
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PUBLISHER: Tor/Forge
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YEAR: 2019
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LENGTH: 448 pages
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AGE: Adult
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GENRE: Fantasy, Science Fiction
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RECOMMENDED: Highly
Book TW for cursing, ableism (brief), grief, toxic friendship/relationship, vomit, blood (graphic), violence (graphic), gore (graphic), body horror (graphic), cannibalism, medical content, degenerative illness, emotional abuse, physical abuse (backstory), child abuse (backstory), suicide (backstory), child death (graphic), murder (graphic), self harm, parental death (backstory), major character death (graphic), death (graphic).
Topic 1: Toxic Relationship. Begins at (1:35), CW for toxic relationship, blood, cannibalism, death.
Topic 2: Suicide. Begins at (14:27), CW for toxic relationship, suicide, murder, death.
Topic 3: Cannibalism. Begins at (24:40), CW for vomit (brief mention), gore, body horror, child death, suicide, death.
Promo for Comics Quest from Certain POV; Spoiler-free wrap-up and ratings: Begins at (35:16). The wrapup contains an extended discussion of how suicide is handled in the book as a topic for the care rating.
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This episode discusses fictional depictions of suicide. If you're in the United States the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 1-800-273-8255. For those of our audience outside of the United States, you may be able to find the suicide hotline number or other appropriate emergency services for your country inthis directory provided by OpenCounseling.
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Monday Aug 01, 2022
Stand-Alone 21: The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Monday Aug 01, 2022
Monday Aug 01, 2022
This fortnight we’re discussing “The Song of Achillles” by Madeline Miller, a retelling of the story of Achilles and Patroclus. We're joined by special guest Taylor!
- TITLE: The Song of Achilles
- AUTHOR: Madeline Miller
- PUBLISHER: Ecco Press / Bloomsbury Publishing
- YEAR: 2011
- LENGTH: 416 pages
- AGE: Adult
- GENRE: Fantasy, Historical
- RECOMMENDED: Yes
Book TW for sexism, homophobia, possible biphobia, grief (graphic), kidnapping, confinement, terminal illness, slavery, vomit, blood (graphic), gore (graphic), sexual content, medical content, domestic abuse, rape, cannibalism (backstory), animal death, murder, child death (graphic), major character death (graphic), death (graphic).
Topic 1: Exile. Begins at (1:35), CW for violence, death, murder.
Topic 2: Hovering Shade. Begins at (13:30), CW for homophobia, death.
Topic 3: Rape. Begins at (30:05), CW for rape, slavery.
Promo for Circle of Friendship from CPOV; Spoiler-free wrap-up and ratings: Begins at (55:45).
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Monday Jun 06, 2022
Stand-Alone 20: “The Atrocities” by Jeremy C. Shipp
Monday Jun 06, 2022
Monday Jun 06, 2022
This fortnight we’re discussing the horror novella “The Atrocities” by Jeremy C. Shipp.
Apologies for the odd episode schedule, the next two episodes will be a month apart, then we should be back to our usual fortnightly schedule after that.
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TITLE: The Atrocities
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AUTHOR: Jeremy C. Shipp
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PUBLISHER: St. Martins Press-3PL
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YEAR: 2018
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LENGTH: 112 pages
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AGE: Adult
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GENRE: Horror
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RECOMMENDED: Highly
Book TW for child abuse (backstory), mental illness, medical content, medical trauma, child abuse, emotional abuse, domestic abuse, body horror, gore, self harm, animal death, animal cruelty (backstory), child death, death.
Topic 1: Mental Illness. Begins at (1:35), CW for mental illness, physical abuse, emotional abuse, child death, death.
Topic 2: Kidnapping. Begins at (15:00), CW for kidnapping, institutionalization, mental illness, child death, death.
Topic 3: Child Death. Begins at (22:25), CW for kidnapping, mental illness, child death, death.
Promo for Another Pass from CPOV; Spoiler-free wrap-up and ratings: Begins at (32:55).
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Monday Apr 18, 2022
Stand-Alone 19: The Forever War - Joe Haldeman
Monday Apr 18, 2022
Monday Apr 18, 2022
This fortnight we’re discussing “The Forever War” by Joe Haldeman.
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TITLE: The Forever War
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AUTHOR: Joe Haldeman
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PUBLISHER: Gollancz
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YEAR: 1974
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LENGTH: 238 pages
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AGE: Adult
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GENRE: Science Fiction, War
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RECOMMENDED: Yes
Book TW for cursing, grief, xenophobia, chemical control of sexual orientation (nonconsensual), homophobia, acephobia (ambiguous), ableism, mental illness, sexual content, sexual assault (not depicted), rape (brief), medical content (graphic), medical trauma (graphic), alcohol, drug use, vomit, blood, gore, violence, gun violence, eugenics, genocide, torture (brief), suicidal thoughts (brief), animal death (brief), murder, parental death, death.
Topic 1: Compulsory Homosexuality. Begins at (1:35), CW for homophobia, conversion therapy, compulsive sexuality, war, death.
Topic 2: Suicidal Thoughts. Begins at (14:42), CW for suicidal thoughts, war, death.
Topic 3: Future Shock. Begins at (22:58), CW for homophobia, war, death.
Promo for CPOV - Men of Steel; Spoiler-free wrap-up and ratings: Begins at (35:42).
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This episode mentions suicidal thoughts in fiction. If you're in the United States the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 1-800-273-8255. For those of our audience outside of the United States, you maybe able to find the suicide hotline number or other appropriate emergency services for your country inthis directory provided by OpenCounseling.
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Music provided by HeartBeatArt and is used with permission.
Members of the Certain Point of View network of podcasts.
Monday Apr 04, 2022
Highlight 18: Jade City - Fonda Lee
Monday Apr 04, 2022
Monday Apr 04, 2022
This fortnight we’re discussing “Jade City” by Fonda Lee, the first book in the Green Bone Saga.
- TITLE: Jade City
- AUTHOR: Fonda Lee
- PUBLISHER: Orbit
- YEAR: 2017
- LENGTH: 560 pages
- AGE: Adult
- GENRE: Fantasy, War
- RECOMMENDED: Highly
Book TW for cursing, grief, sexual content (explicit), sexual abuse (brief mention), torture (brief mention), sexism, drug use, drug abuse, mental illness, self harm, body horror, massacre, excrement (brief), vomit, blood, violence (graphic), gun violence, torture, animal death (brief), major character death, death.
Topic 1: Sexual Abuse. Begins at (1:30), CW for sexual abuse (not described).
Topic 2: Parental death. Begins at (15:00), CW for addiction, parental death, death.
Topic 3: Addiction. Begins at (22:30), CW for addiction, gun violence, death.
Promo for CPOV SMC; Spoiler-free wrap-up and ratings: Begins at (32:50).
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Music provided by HeartBeatArt and is used with permission.
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Monday Mar 21, 2022
Stand-Alone 18: Firebreak by Nicole Kornher-Stace
Monday Mar 21, 2022
Monday Mar 21, 2022
This fortnight we’re discussing “Firebreak” by Nicole Kornher-Stace. If you enjoyed this you should check out “Archivist Wasp” and “Latchkey” (in that order), since they’re part of the same universe.
- TITLE: Firebreak
- AUTHOR: Nicole Kornher-Stace
- PUBLISHER: Gallery / Saga Press (Imprint of Simon & Schuster)
- YEAR: 2021
- LENGTH: 416 pages
- AGE: Adult
- GENRE: Science Fiction, Dystopian
- RECOMMENDED: Highly
Book TW for rationing, confinement, cursing, alcohol, excrement (brief), blood, gore, fire/fire injury (graphic), medical content (graphic), medical trauma (graphic), gun violence (graphic), violence (graphic), child abuse (backstory), police brutality (graphic), torture (graphic), parental death (backstory), child death, major character death, death.
Topic 1: B - Kidnapping. Begins at (1:30), CW for kidnapping, death.
Topic 2: Mal - Dehydration. Begins at (9:55), CW for death, dehydration.
Topic 3: 22 - Medical Experimentation. Begins at (20:25), CW for medical trauma, violence, child abuse, child death, death.
Promo for Men of Steel; Spoiler-free wrap-up and ratings: Begins at (30:14).
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Monday Feb 07, 2022
Highlight 16: River of Teeth - Sarah Gailey
Monday Feb 07, 2022
Monday Feb 07, 2022
This fortnight we’re discussing “River of Teeth” by Sarah Gailey. If this sounds interesting then we recommend reading it in the omnibus collection “American Hippo” which includes this novella, its sequel (“Taste of Marrow”), plus some short stories in this setting.
- TITLE: River of Teeth
- AUTHOR: Sarah Gailey
- PUBLISHER: Tor/Forge Books
- YEAR: 2017
- LENGTH: 192 pages
- AGE: Adult
- GENRE: Fantasy, Alternate History
- RECOMMENDED: Highly
Book TW for racism (minor), fatphobia, transphobia (minor), pregnancy, drug use (smoking), alcohol, fire/fire injury, blood (graphic), gore, violence (graphic), medical content, animal death, child death, murder, major character death, death (graphic).
Topic 1: Child Death. Begins at (1:30), CW for child death, animal death.
Topic 2: Betrayal. Begins at (14:32), CW for death.
Topic 3: Mutilation. Begins at (25:36), CW for mutilation, addiction, child death, death.
Promo for CPOV Circle of Friendship; Spoiler-free wrap-up and ratings: Begins at (36:22).
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Music provided by HeartBeatArt and is used with permission.
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Monday Jan 24, 2022
Highlight 15: Assassin’s Apprentice - Robin Hobb
Monday Jan 24, 2022
Monday Jan 24, 2022
This fortnight we’re discussing “Assassin's Apprentice” by Robin Hobb. This is the first book in "The Farseer Trilogy" which is itself part of the "Realm of the Elderlings", a connected set of several trilogies.
- TITLE: Assassin's Apprentice
- AUTHOR: Robin Hobb
- PUBLISHER: Voyager
- YEAR: 1995
- LENGTH: 460 pages
- AGE: Adult
- GENRE: Fantasy
- RECOMMENDED: Highly
Book TW for cursing, pregnancy, ableism, sexism, misogyny, bullying (graphic), physical abuse (graphic), emotional abuse (graphic), alcohol, alcoholism, excrement, drug use, miscarriage (backstory), rape (not depicted), child abuse, blood (graphic), violence (graphic), medical content (graphic), animal death, suicidal thoughts, suicide attempt, child death, death.
Topic 1: Patience - Betrayal. Begins at (1:35), CW for infidelity, betrayal, parental death, death.
Topic 2: Burrich - Child Abuse. Begins at (11:20), CW for abuse, animal death.
Topic 3: Galen - Emotional Abuse. Begins at (22:15), CW for suicidal thoughts, suicide attempt.
Promo for Screen Snark; Spoiler-free wrap-up and ratings: Begins at (30:15).
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This episode briefly discusses fictional depictions of suicide. If you're in the United States the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 1-800-273-8255. For those of our audience outside of the United States, you may be able to find the suicide hotline number or other appropriate emergency services for your country in this directory provided by OpenCounseling.
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Music provided by HeartBeatArt and is used with permission.
Members of the Certain Point of View network of podcasts.
Monday Sep 20, 2021
Highlight 11: Shadow Rising - Robert Jordan
Monday Sep 20, 2021
Monday Sep 20, 2021
This fortnight Nicole is discussing “Shadow Rising” by Robert Jordan, the fourth book in The Wheel of Time with our transcriptionist and fellow WOT fan, Heather.
Book TW for physical assault, sexual harassment, combat wounds, PTSD, magical attack, horror monster attacks, identity crisis, depiction of mental illness caused by magic, depiction of auditory hallucinations, kidnapping and restraint, misandry, misogamy, betrayal, depiction of hanging, general physical violence and death, general depictions of emotional manipulation and emotional abuse, depictions of discrimination against marginalized communities, descriptions of imbalanced power dynamics.
Topic 1: Aram - Abandonment. Begins at (1:30), CW for abandonment, parental death.
Topic 2: Min - Second-hand emotional trauma. Begins at (12:10), CW for physical harm, reliving trauma.
Topic 3: Author's treatment of characters. Begins at (20:30), No major CWs.
Promo for Circle of Friendship; Spoiler-free wrap-up and ratings: Begins at (36:50).
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Members of the Certain Point of View network of podcasts.