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Firestarter

Episode Summary

We made it out of the end times, finally! Welcome to Firestarter, a book about a spooky little girl, a useless but well-meaning father, and a racist caricature of a Native American man. Not gonna lie, our favorite part of this book was how it wasn't The Stand.

Episode Notes

Heavy topics:

• Stephen does not have a nuanced grasp of how to do Native American representation and we REALLY wish he would stop trying.
• Charlie's mom gets very murdered. Thanks, we hate it.
• The monstrous feminine, spooky little girls, and the destruction of the family

The lighter side:

• In the battle between the dangers of harboring a psychic fugitive vs the civil liberties of a pontificating man, who will win? (It's the dude of course it's the dude you shouldn't be surprised at this point)
• Orcs, balrogs, and trolls are DIFFERENT
• Miss Honey is the absolute best
• Carrie and Charlie should be besties
• LITTLE GIRL LIKE HORSE

Recommendations:
Matilda, Killing Eve, Charlie's Angels (2000), and therapy.

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