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The Book Interrupted ladies continue their discussion of “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins.  This novel has been banned for sexuality, insensitivity, offensive language, occult/satanic references, violence, religious viewpoint, and being anti-family. The Book Interrupted members give their final thoughts about the book and continue in the group discussion. The women discuss The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, turning books into movies, dangers of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and ask the questions: can you have luxury without suffering and is ‘world peace’ possible? Finally, do they recommend the book? 
There are 348 cases involving banning this book and its trilogy in 2010 alone. 
Discussion Points: 

New movie coming out: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
Turning a book into a movie with accuracy
Reading for the journey verses the destination
Can you have luxury without suffering?
Interconnectedness and globalization 
Can you have peace and luxury at the same time?
Defining happiness
Dangers of AI 
Being entertained by violence
Do they recommend the book?

Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: 
Book Interrupted Website  
Book Interrupted YouTube Channel 
Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group

Lia is back! She joins the other Book Interrupted ladies for her banned book suggestion: “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins.  This novel has been banned for anti-family, insensitivity, offensive language, occult/satanic, violence, religious viewpoint, and sexuality. The Book Interrupted members give their first impressions of the book and continue in the group discussion. The women discuss watching the movies before reading the book, why sexuality is part of the banning, how each of them would fair as a tribute and parallels between this dystopian world and our current society.
This book has 348 cases involving banning its trilogy in 2010 alone.
Discussion Points:

How watching the movie before reading the book feels wrong
Reading a book for the second time
How this book reads like an action movie
How the games change the connection within communities
Parallels between current society and this dystopian world
Why sexuality may have been included in the banning
How would each member do if they were a tribute
The extreme wealth of celebrities and the MET Gala
Reading books in different languages
Is this book predicting the future?
The casting of the movie and the members love of Jennifer Lawrence
A surprise guest appearance 

Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:
Book Interrupted Website
Book Interrupted YouTube Channel
Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group
When Dad Killed Mom Book Interrupted Music Playlist
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
MET Gala 2023 Doja Cat
MET Gala 2023 Kylie Jenner
Duolingo App
Holes by Louis Sachar

The following episode of Book Interrupted is Off The Shelf. Hold on to your bookmarks! During this episode the Book Interrupted members get a tarot card reading by Kim. Listen as Kim explains the interpretations associated with the cards picked and the Greek mythology behind them.  The cards reveal love, shame, money, celebration and sacrifice.
Discussion Points:

Tarot card readings and Greek mythology
The story of the pentacles
Letting go of shame
New beginnings and love
Spending, money and self-worth
Celebration and stability
Voluntary sacrifice and putting your oxygen mask on first
Boundaries

Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:
Book Interrupted Website
Book Interrupted YouTube Channel
Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group

During this final episode of Julius Lester’s book ‘When Dad Killed Mom’ the Book Interrupted women discuss the loss of a parent, fairness arguments, good stress, validating creepy feelings and reveal their love life book predictions. They end the episode with their individual final book reports.
This juvenile/young adult novel has been banned for sexual content and genital references.
Discussion Points:

Behaviours after loss
Different points of view
The loss of a parent
Love life book predictions
Brazilian waxing
Tarot card advice
Body battery
Good stress
When Dad Killed Mom Music Playlist choices
Fairness arguments
Dad’s origin story
Negotiating part of grief
Validating creepy feelings
Final book reports 

Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:
Book Interrupted Website
Book Interrupted YouTube Channel
Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group
The 4% Fix by Karma Brown
Courageous Creatures (I Survived True Stories #4) by Lauren Tarshis
When Dad Killed Mom Book Interrupted Music Playlist
American Idol -Somebody I Used to Know
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

The Book Interrupted ladies are joined by Ashley for our first fan book of our banned book season.  Ashely’s book pick is “When Dad Killed Mom” by Julius Lester. This novel has been banned for sexual content and genital references. The Book Interrupted members give their first impressions of the book and continue in the group discussion. The women discuss how this book is a fiction, two perspectives, murder, saunas, hair porosity, vagina acceptance and phallic symbols.
 Discussion Points:

This is a fiction not a memoir
Two perspective and alternative point of view books
Hard to get books
The topic of murder
Teenage argumentative behaviour
Sauna’s, hot tubs, and water spas
Climate and temperature preferences
Hair porosity and mold
Vagina acceptance and differences
Phallic symbols and dick drawings

Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:
Book Interrupted Website
Book Interrupted YouTube Channel
Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group
When Dad Killed Mom by Julius Lester
Google Book: When Dad Killed Mom
Saturday Night: A Backstage History of Saturday Night Live
My Sisters Keeper by Jodi Picoult 
The System Podcast
White Lotus
The Shinning
Miss Maple
Body Blitz
FoundMyFitness Podcast: #073 Sauna Benefits Deep Dive
 

The following episode of Book Interrupted is Off The Shelf. Hold on to your bookmarks! During this episode we take a glimpse behind the scenes while the Book Interrupted women discuss Valentines Day, hickeys, merkins, and the British naked dating show: Naked Attraction. Do individual body parts matter in choosing a partner? Do you like hickeys?
Discussion Points:

Naked Attraction -British naked dating show
G******s
Do individual body parts matter in choosing a partner?
Kissing your own beloved body parts
Merkins
Hickeys
Valentines Day

Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:
Book Interrupted Website
Book Interrupted YouTube Channel
Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group
Naked Attraction