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Submit ReviewThis month we’re discussing “Mexican Gothic” by Silvia Moreno-Garcia.
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PUBLISHER: Del Rey
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YEAR: 2020
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LENGTH: 320 pages
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AGE: Adult
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GENRE: Fantasy, Historical, Horror
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RECOMMENDED: Highly
Topic 1: Torture. Begins at (1:35), CW for torture, confinement.
Topic 2: Incest. Begins at (11:38), CW for coercion, cannibalism, incest, death.
Topic 3: Eugenics. Begins at (22:45), CW for incest, racism, eugenics, colonization, miscarriage, child death, murder, death.
Promo for CPOV Autographs; Spoiler-free wrap-up and ratings: Begins at (41:04).
Book TW for sexual content, sexism, racism, eugenics, pregnancy, miscarriage (backstory), gaslighting (graphic), drug use, alcohol, alcoholism (backstory), confinement, mental illness, suicide (not depicted), fire/fire injury, vomit (brief), blood, gore, violence, gun violence, injury detail, body horror (graphic), sexual assault, rape, self harm (brief), medical content, incest, cannibalism, child death, suicide, murder, animal death (not depicted), death.
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This month we’re discussing “The Grace of Kings” by Ken Liu, the first book of the Dandelion Dynasty.
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PUBLISHER: Saga Press
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YEAR: 2015
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LENGTH: 640 pages
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AGE: Adult
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GENRE: Fantasy
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RECOMMENDED: Highly
Topic 1: Intimidation/Murder. Begins at (1:35), CW for poison, injury detail, torture, suicide, murder, animal death.
Topic 2: Sexism. Begins at (18:25), CW for sexism, rape.
Topic 3: Slavery. Begins at (33:22), CW for slavery, murder.
Promo for Another Pass; Spoiler-free wrap-up and ratings: Begins at (42:52).
Book TW for sexism, misogyny, pregnancy, excrement, blood (graphic), gore (graphic), violence (graphic), fire/fire injury, genocide, suicide, torture, self harm, child abuse (graphic), animal cruelty, cannibalism, murder, child death, death (graphic).
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This episode we’re discussing “Hench” by Natalie Zina Walschots. It's a story of using spreadsheets to show that the destructive "heroes" are the real villains.
- PUBLISHER: William Morrow
- YEAR: 2020
- LENGTH: 416 pages
- AGE: Adult
- GENRE: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Superheroes
- RECOMMENDED: Highly
Topic 1: Murder. Begins at (1:30), CW for murder.
Topic 2: Body Horror. Begins at (19:05), CW for gore, body horror.
Topic 3: Medical Trauma. Begins at (29:41), CW for injury detail, medical content, medical trauma.
Promo for CPOV Men of Steel; Spoiler-free wrap-up and ratings: Begins at (41:34).
Book TW for cursing, sexism, misogyny (graphic), ableism, grief (graphic), kidnapping (graphic), confinement, child abuse (brief), panic attacks (graphic), stalking, infidelity, toxic friendship, toxic relationship, sexual harassment (brief), alcohol (brief), drug use (smoking), excrement, blood, vomit (graphic), gore (graphic), injury detail (graphic), body horror (graphic), medical content (graphic), medical trauma (graphic), torture, violence (graphic), murder (graphic), major character death (graphic), death (graphic).
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This month we’re discussing “A Blade So Black” by L.L. McKinney, the first book in the NightmareVerse trilogy, retelling Alice in Wonderland with a Bi Black girl from Atlanta, Georgia.
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PUBLISHER: Imprint
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YEAR: 2018
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LENGTH: 384 pages
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AGE: Young Adult
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GENRE: Fantasy
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RECOMMENDED: Highly
Topic 1: PTSD. Begins at (1:35), CW for racism, police brutality, murder, child death.
Topic 2: “House” Arrest. Begins at (12:58), CW for confinement, death.
Topic 3: Wounds. Begins at (26:07), CW for medical content.
Promo for Saturday Morning Confidential from Certain POV; Spoiler-free wrap-up and ratings: Begins at (33:14).
Book TWs: Graphic/Explicit CW for grief, blood, violence. Moderate CW for sexual content, cursing, adult/minor relationship, vomit, gore, murder, injury detail, child death, parental death, death. Minor CW for ableist language, racism, dementia, alcohol, gun violence, body horror. Brief Harry Potter reference.
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This fortnight we’re discussing “The Storyteller’s Daughter” by Cameron Dokey, a retelling of the Arabian Nights.
- PUBLISHER: Simon Pulse
- YEAR: 1997
- LENGTH: 221 pages
- AGE: Young Adult
- GENRE: Fantasy
- RECOMMENDED: Yes
Topic 1: Power Imbalance. Begins at (1:35), CW for death.
Topic 2: Infidelity. Begins at (16:46), CW for illness, infidelity, murder, death.
Topic 3: Misogyny. Begins at (29:12), CW for sexism, misogyny, infidelity, death.
Promo for CPOV - Screen Snark; Spoiler-free wrap-up and ratings: Begins at (41:17).
Book TW for grief, ableism, sexism, misogyny, bullying (brief), infidelity, infertility (brief), confinement, toxic relationship, blood, violence, terminal illness, murder, suicide, parental death, death.
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This fortnight we’re discussing “Queen of the Conquered” by Kacen Callender, the first book in the Islands of Blood and Storm duology.
- PUBLISHER: Orbit
- YEAR: 2019
- LENGTH: 400 pages
- AGE: Adult
- GENRE: Fantasy, Mystery
- RECOMMENDED: Highly
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This fortnight we’re discussing “Portrait of a Thief” by Grace D. Li, a thriller where five young Chinese Americans are hired to steal back Chinese art from Western museums.
- PUBLISHER: Tiny Reparations Books
- YEAR: 2022
- LENGTH: 320 pages
- AGE: Adult
- GENRE: Contemporary, Mystery, Thriller
- RECOMMENDED: Highly
Topic 1: Financial Insecurity. Begins at (1:35), no major CWs.
Topic 2: Betrayal. Begins at (20:33), CW for parental death (backstory).
Topic 3: Diaspora Experience. Begins at (32:42), no major CWs.
Promo for CPOV - RMC vs CG; Spoiler-free wrap-up and ratings: Begins at (52:52).
Book TW for alcohol, cursing, sexual content (brief), grief, racism (brief mention), xenophobia (brief mention), domestic abuse (brief), fire (brief), colonization (backstory), parental death (backstory), COVID pandemic (backstory).
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This fortnight we’re discussing “Sassinak” by Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Moon. This covers several decades of the protagonists life as she's enslaved by planet pirates and then spends several decades getting the skills for stopping them.
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TITLE: Sassinak
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AUTHOR: Elizabeth Moon, Anne McCaffrey
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PUBLISHER: Baen
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YEAR: 2020
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LENGTH: 304 pages
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AGE: Adult
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GENRE: Fantasy, Science Fiction
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RECOMMENDED: Yes
Book TW for sexual content (brief mention), ableism (brief), grief (graphic), xenophobia, bullying, sexual harassment, mental illness (brief), drug abuse (backstory), kidnapping, vomit, blood, gore, violence, gun violence, torture (brief mention), child abuse, slavery (graphic), suicide (brief), animal death (brief mention), murder, child death (graphic), parental death, death (graphic).
Topic 1: Abandonment. Begins at (1:35), CW for suicide, death.
Topic 2: Racism. Begins at (16:12), CW for racism, death.
Topic 3: Enslavement. Begins at (34:28), CW for slavery, death.
Promo for The Real Movie Critic vs the Cine-Guy; Spoiler-free wrap-up and ratings: Begins at (43:32).
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This fortnight we’re discussing “Radiance” by Catherynne M. Valente. Set in an alternate version of the 1920's where the planets are as lush as as early sci-fi thought they'd be, and the moon makes a surprisingly good film set as long as you don't mind that the actors turn blue.
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TITLE: Radiance
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AUTHOR: Catherynne M. Valente
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PUBLISHER: Tor Books
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YEAR: 2015
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LENGTH: 352 pages
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AGE: Adult
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GENRE: Fantasy, Science Fiction
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RECOMMENDED: Highly
Book TW for ableist language (brief), cursing, grief (graphic), abortion (backstory), racism (backstory), homophobia, sexual harassment (backstory), sexual content, drug use, drug abuse, alcohol, body horror, animal cruelty (not depicted), domestic abuse, vomit (graphic), blood (graphic), gore (graphic), violence, war (brief mention), gun violence (backstory), self harm, suicide, cannibalism (ambiguous), murder, death.
Topic 1: Percival Unck - Child Death. Begins at (1:37 after intro), CW for child death, death.
Topic 2: Anchises - Lone Survivor. Begins at (15:45), CW for death.
Topic 3: Severin Unck- Death? Begins at (26:02), CW for drug use, death.
Promo for CPOV RobCast; Spoiler-free wrap-up and ratings: Begins at (34:40). Honored guest Grimoire makes an appearance at (39:18) and (42:54-44:28).
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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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