{"id":5650,"date":"2023-11-06T12:01:15","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T17:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/?p=5650"},"modified":"2023-11-06T03:00:08","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T08:00:08","slug":"episode-230-the-ballad-of-songbirds-and-snakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/episode-230-the-ballad-of-songbirds-and-snakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 230 – The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A cautionary tale: too many people complained about this book online so we were dumped into an arena and forced to publicly defend it to the death. Mackenzi Lee, author of many Best Bestselling books including The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue<\/em><\/a> and The Winter Soldier: Cold Front<\/a><\/em>, has returned to the podcast to get to talk about a book we all actually enjoyed: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes<\/em> by Suzanne Collins<\/a>. The Capitol has mandated that all citizens listen to this episode, so please comply with their decree.<\/p>\n

Content warning:\u00a0<\/strong>Hunger Games.<\/p>\n

Readers advisory:\u00a0<\/strong>Here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Footnotes:\u00a0<\/strong>“H<\/a>unger Games prequel: untangling the controversy over The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes” by Kayleigh Dray<\/a><\/p>\n

“Reminder That ‘Hunger Games’ Co-Stars Rachel Zegler and Josh Andr\u00e9s Rivera Are Dating IRL and V Cute” by Mehera Bonner<\/a><\/p>\n

Coming up next:\u00a0<\/strong>The Time Traveler’s Wife<\/em> by Audrey Niffenegger<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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