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"The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins: Spoiler-Free Review of the Hunger Games Prequel"

"What if the most hated man in Panem was once a hungry, polite teenager you almost rooted for? Hailey reviews Suzanne Collins' Hunger Games prequel The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes without spoilers: young Coriolanus Snow, Lucy Gray Baird, what works, what drags, and three books to read next. Content note: war violence, children killing children, executions and starvation are discussed."

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Books mentioned in this episode
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Wicked by Gregory Maguire
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins

Chapters
0:00 Cold Open
0:29 Welcome
1:03 The Review
9:54 What To Read Next
11:22 Outro

Scores, the full written review and the videos

Narrated by Hailey, the Book Explained host voice (AI-generated with Kokoro TTS).

Music
"Friday Morning" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Fresh Air" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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