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




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Summary: 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).  ---  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.