Krissi Reads Krissi A R

Well...this book was hard to review, but we gotta talk about it! This month, we read No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai, and it's got a lot of heavy subject matter. Join Kristen as she discusses this novel.
Sources:
Dazai, Osamu. No Longer Human. New Directions, 2022. 
Neporent, Liz. “What’s the Deal With Comedians and Depression?” ABC News, 12 Aug. 2014, abcnews.go.com/Health/deal-comedians-depression/story?id=24945911. 
Music:
April Showers by HoliznaCC0, Free Music Archive, CC0/Public DomainIntro Music link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/holiznacc0/spring-at-last-lofi-tape/april-showers/
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(Ambient) Deep Sky by Kirk Osamayo, Free Music Archive, CC BYBackground Music link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/kirk-osamayo/season-one/ambient-deep-sky/License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode

For our JUNE PICK, we read The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins. In this episode, we will dive into this fascinating and tumultuous Hunger Games prequel.
Collins, Suzanne. Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. Hunger Games. Scholastic, Inc., 2020. 
“Suzanne Collins.” Suzanne Collins - Biography, www.suzannecollinsbooks.com/bio.htm. Accessed 29 June 2023. 
Drum roll please link: https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/drum-roll-please-6386/
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Success fanfare link: https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/success-fanfare-trumpets-6185/
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Applause link: https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/short-crowd-cheer-6713/
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Buzzer Link: https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/buzzerwav-14908/
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Background Music link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/holiznacc0/winter-lofi/2-hour-delay-1/
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Intro Music link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/holiznacc0/spring-at-last-lofi-tape/april-showers/
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With special guest Reagan Ford, Kristen breaks down important themes in Wuthering Heights in the form of an interveiw

Kristen covers Little Fires Everywhere (only the show) and explores several themes.

Kristen reviews Unhinged, while discussing road rage and psychopaths vs. sociopaths.

Kristen breaks down a historical fiction novel called The Fountains of Silence, by Ruta Sepetys.