Very Different Books

When In Doubt, Burn It Down

October 31, 2021 Jared & Victoria Season 1 Episode 4
When In Doubt, Burn It Down
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Very Different Books
When In Doubt, Burn It Down
Oct 31, 2021 Season 1 Episode 4
Jared & Victoria

Content warning: sexual assault and child sexualization. See chapter info if you wish to skip past this content.

In the first Halloween episode, Victoria struggles through Interview With the Vampire by Anne Rice (1976) and Jared takes us on a journey through Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury (1962). A discussion also follows about the value of content and trigger warnings in books with mature themes.

As always, we can be reached at @VDBpodcast on Twitter and at verydifferentbooks@gmail.com. Happy Halloween!

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Content warning: sexual assault and child sexualization. See chapter info if you wish to skip past this content.

In the first Halloween episode, Victoria struggles through Interview With the Vampire by Anne Rice (1976) and Jared takes us on a journey through Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury (1962). A discussion also follows about the value of content and trigger warnings in books with mature themes.

As always, we can be reached at @VDBpodcast on Twitter and at verydifferentbooks@gmail.com. Happy Halloween!

Intro
Interview With the Vampire
The creepy stuff with kids starts here
Creepy stuff is done here (temporarily)
More creeps: sexual assault portion
Assault section is done here
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Our thoughts on "political correctness" (being kind shouldn't be political)
After-Thoughts
Discussion about content warnings
Outro / Thanks
Bloopers: Anne Rice exhausted us