Episodes
Monday Nov 01, 2021
Stand-Alone 16: Thirsty - M.T. Anderson
Monday Nov 01, 2021
Monday Nov 01, 2021
This fortnight we’re discussing “Thirsty” by M.T. Anderson.
In THIRSTY, everyone sucks. Suddenly learning you're a vampire doomed to brief madness before death or (best case scenario) a long life of cannibalism will ruin anyone's day. Looks like it's going to ruin Chris's month.
TITLE: Thirsty
AUTHOR: M.T. Anderson
PUBLISHER: Candlewick Press (MA)
YEAR: 1997
LENGTH: 237 pages
AGE: Young Adult, Middle Grade
GENRE: Fantasy, Horror
RECOMMENDED: Yes
Book TW for queerphobia (brief), ableist language, misogyny, bullying, anxiety, mental illness, stalking, vomit (graphic), self harm (graphic), gore (graphic), blood (graphic), violence, cannibalism, animal death, lynching, murder, child death, major character death, death.
Topic 1: Child Death. Begins at (1:30), CW for Murder, child murder, ritual human sacrifice.
Topic 2: Bullying. Begins at (16:10), CW for Bullying, child death, murder.
Topic 3: Cognitive deterioration. Begins at (29:00), CW for ableism, self-harm, auto-cannibalism, cognitive deterioration, suicide mention, murder, suicide by cop, mention of lynching.
Promo for Crit Chat; Spoiler-free wrap-up and ratings: Begins at (41:00).
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Monday Sep 06, 2021
Stand-Alone 14: Bridge to Terabithia - Katherine Paterson
Monday Sep 06, 2021
Monday Sep 06, 2021
This fortnight we’re discussing “Bridge to Terabithia” by Katherine Paterson, many people's first shockingly sad childhood book.
TITLE: Bridge to Terabithia
AUTHOR: Katherine Paterson
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins
YEAR: 1977
LENGTH: 192 pages
AGE: Middle Grade, Young Adult
GENRE: Realistic Fiction
RECOMMENDED: Yes
Book CW for ableist language, bullying, homophobia (brief), fatphobia, sexism, grief, child abuse (not depicted), domestic abuse, violence, child death, major character death, death.
Topic 1: May Belle - Domestic Abuse. Begins at (1:35), CW for domestic abuse, mention of death.
Topic 2: Leslie - Misogyny. Begins at (8:15), CW for misogyny, mention of homophobia, mention of child death.
Topic 3: Jess - Survivor’s Guilt. Begins at (22:24), CW for misogyny, child death.
Promo for CPOV Autographs; Spoiler-free wrap-up and ratings: Begins at (31:16). CW for mention of homophobia.
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Monday Nov 02, 2020
Bonus; Patron Series A, Episode 1: The Lightning Thief - Rick Riordan
Monday Nov 02, 2020
Monday Nov 02, 2020
Hello Patrons and welcome to the first ever Patron-only bonus episode! Well, that was the plan, anyway. This will actually go out to everyone because it's debuting in place of a regularly scheduled episode. In this episode we are discussing "The Lightning Thief", book one of the series "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" by Rick Riordan. Our special guest for this episode (and this series, over on Patreon) is David from almost a year ago, so he sounds quite a bit younger than you may have heard on the monthly Q&A livestreams.
Topic 1: Sally Jackson and partner abuse. Begins at (0:50), CW for physical abuse, emotional abuse, child kicked out of home, financial abuse.
Topic 2: Percy Jackson and separation from peers. Begins at (13:15), CW for loss of friendship, parental death, attempted murder, discussion of parental pressure.
Topic 3: Percy Jackson and false accusation. Begins at (25:30), CW for mention of police, betrayal, hunting, mention of sex.
Spoiler-free recap and ratings: Begins at (37:30).
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Monday Jun 01, 2020
Highlight 2: Salamandastron - Brian Jacques
Monday Jun 01, 2020
Monday Jun 01, 2020
This fortnight we bring you our discussion of "Salamandastron", our highlight episode from the "Redwall" series by Brian Jacques.
*Book TW for viral outbreak and quarantine, with fever.
Topic 1: Epidemic - Dryditch Fever. Begins at (1:30), CW for plague, fear of death, child in danger, sickness, death.
Topic 2: False accusation. Begins at (14:45), CW for child punishment, false accusation, murder, terrorizing others, threat of physical violence, weapons.
Topic 3: Parent/child relationships. Begins at (24:30), CW for threats of murder, child abuse, verbal abuse, rage, descriptions of violence.
Spoiler-free wrap-up and ratings: Begins at (38:45).
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Monday Jan 13, 2020
Stand-Alone 2: Coraline - Neil Gaiman
Monday Jan 13, 2020
Monday Jan 13, 2020
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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