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A book review podcast where we discuss how authors treat and traumatize their characters. Part of the Certain Point of View network.
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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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Music provided by HeartBeatArt and is used with permission.
Members of the Certain Point of View network of podcasts.
Monday Jul 04, 2022
Monday Jul 04, 2022
This fortnight we’re discussing “The Marrow Thieves” by Cherie Dimaline. This is speculative fiction so good it made Robin rethink how they read the closely related but distinct genre of dystopian fiction.
- TITLE: The Marrow Thieves
- AUTHOR: Cherie Dimaline
- PUBLISHER: Dancing Cat Books
- YEAR: 2017
- LENGTH: 240 pages
- AGE: Young Adult
- GENRE: Speculative Fiction
- RECOMMENDED: Highly
Book TW for sexual content (brief), cursing, ableist language (brief), alcohol (backstory), alcoholism (backstory), drug use (backstory), dug abuse (backstory), kidnapping (graphic), confinement (backstory), starvation (graphic), genocide (graphic), sexual assault, rape, child abuse, physical abuse, excrement (brief), vomit (brief), violence, gun violence, cannibalism, animal death, parental death (backstory), child death, murder, major character death, death.
Topic 1: Food Scarcity. Begins at (1:35), CW for food scarcity,
Topic 2: PTSD. Begins at (10:37), CW for ptsd, food scarcity.
Topic 3: Cannibalism. Begins at (21:45), CW for cannibalism, murder, death.
Promo for CPOV Autographs; Spoiler-free wrap-up and ratings: Begins at (32:12).
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Music provided by HeartBeatArt and is used with permission.
Members of the Certain Point of View network of podcasts.
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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Music provided by HeartBeatArt and is used with permission.
Members of the Certain Point of View network of podcasts.
Monday May 02, 2022
Monday May 02, 2022
This fortnight we’re discussing “Scavenge The Stars" by Tara Sim. This is the first half of a duology retelling "The Count of Monte Cristo" by Alexandre Dumas.
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TITLE: Scavenge The Stars
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AUTHOR: Tara Sim
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PUBLISHER: Disney-Hyperion
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YEAR: 2020
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LENGTH: 352 pages
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AGE: Young Adult
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GENRE: Fantasy, Retelling
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RECOMMENDED: Yes
Book TW for grief, ableist language (brief), kidnapping (graphic), alcohol (graphic), gambling addiction (graphic), drug use, child abuse, slavery, terminal illness, medical content, excrement, vomit, blood (graphic), gore, violence (graphic), gun violence, child death (graphic), parental death, murder (graphic), death (graphic).
Topic 1: Debt Slavery. Begins at (1:35), CW for child abuse, slavery, death.
Topic 2: Betrayal. Begins at (13:10), CW for betrayal, terminal illness, death.
Promo for CPOV Autographs; Spoiler-free wrap-up and ratings: Begins at (27:36).
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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 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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For fortnightly news and updates, as well as links to recent written reviews, subscribe to our newsletter.
You can check out Robin's written review of the book at Reviews That Burn.
Find all our links on our Carrd.
Music provided by HeartBeatArt and is used with permission.
Members of the Certain Point of View network of podcasts.
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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If you'd like to make a monthly donation, please check us out on Patreon.
To make a one-time donation please support us on Ko-Fi.
For fortnightly news and updates, as well as links to recent written reviews, subscribe to our newsletter.
You can check out Robin's written review of the book at Reviews That Burn.
Find all our links on our Carrd.
Music provided by HeartBeatArt and is used with permission.
Members of the Certain Point of View network of podcasts.
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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If you'd like to make a monthly donation, please check us out on Patreon.
To make a one-time donation please support us on Ko-Fi.
For fortnightly news and updates, as well as links to recent written reviews, subscribe to our newsletter.
You can check out Robin's written review of the book at Reviews That Burn.
Find all our links on our Carrd.
Music provided by HeartBeatArt and is used with permission.
Members of the Certain Point of View network of podcasts.
Monday Mar 07, 2022
Monday Mar 07, 2022
This fortnight we’re discussing “Batman: Nightwalker” by Marie Lu. This is part of the DC Icons series, where each book is written by a different author.
We discussed this Batman novel as part of #DarkKnightFortnight from Certain POV. You can find all the Certain POV shows which participated on this page.
- TITLE: Batman: Nightwalker
- AUTHOR: Marie Lu
- PUBLISHER: Random House Books for Young Readers
- YEAR: 2018
- LENGTH: 288 pages
- AGE: Young Adult
- GENRE: Fantasy
- RECOMMENDED: Yes
Book TW for blood (graphic), fire (backstory), domestic abuse (not depicted), violence (graphic), gun violence (graphic), sexual content (not depicted), sexual harassment, car accident (graphic), parental death (not depicted), suicide (not depicted), murder, death.
Topic 1: Richard - Emotional Abuse. Begins at (1:30), CW for emotional abuse, death of parent.
Topic 2: Cameron - Medical Trauma. Begins at (13:46), CW for medical trauma, murder, death.
Topic 3: Bruce and Madeleine - Death of Parent. Begins at (25:06), CW for violence, murder, death of parent, death.
Promo for CPOV - RobCast; Spoiler-free wrap-up and ratings: Begins at (36:09).
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For fortnightly news and updates, as well as links to recent written reviews, subscribe to our newsletter.
You can check out Robin's written review of the book at Reviews That Burn.
Find all our links on our Carrd.
Music provided by HeartBeatArt and is used with permission.
Members of the Certain Point of View network of podcasts.
Monday Feb 21, 2022
Monday Feb 21, 2022
This fortnight we’re discussing “Cemetery Boys” by Aiden Thomas. Yadriel gets a bit more than he was expecting when he summons the wrong ghost.
- TITLE: Cemetery Boys
- AUTHOR: Aiden Thomas
- PUBLISHER: Swoon Reads
- YEAR: 2020
- LENGTH: 344 pages
- AGE: Young Adult
- GENRE: Fantasy, Romance
- RECOMMENDED: Highly
Book TW for cursing, ableist language (brief), grief, racism (brief), transphobia, misgendering, deadnaming, alcohol (brief), blood, self harm (brief, religious ritual), domestic abuse (backstory), child abuse (backstory), gore (brief), violence (graphic), medical content, parental death (backstory), murder, major character death (graphic), death (graphic).
Topic 1: Child Abuse. Begins at (1:35), CW for child abuse, physical abuse, fire/fire injury (burns).
Topic 2: Transphobia. Begins at (11:00), CW for sexism, misogyny, transphobia, deadnaming, misgendering
Topic 3: Murder. Begins at (21:30), CW for murder, blood, death.
Promo for Farragut Forward IndieGoGo; Spoiler-free wrap-up and ratings: Begins at (32:00).
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For fortnightly news and updates, as well as links to recent written reviews, subscribe to our newsletter.
You can check out Robin's written review of the book at Reviews That Burn.
Find all our links on our Carrd.
Music provided by HeartBeatArt and is used with permission.
Members of the Certain Point of View network of podcasts.
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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If you'd like to make a monthly donation, please check us out on Patreon.
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For fortnightly news and updates, as well as links to recent written reviews, subscribe to our newsletter.
You can check out Robin's written review of RIVER OF TEETH at Reviews That Burn. They also reviewed AMERICAN HIPPO.
Find all our links on our Carrd.
Music provided by HeartBeatArt and is used with permission.
Members of the Certain Point of View network of podcasts.