Breaking Down Bad Books

Join me as I break down Chapter 11 of Eclipse, 'Legends', in which Stephenie Meyer commits cultural theft of the Quileute Tribe. To understand more of the misconceptions and appropriation of the Quil…

Join me as I break down Chapters 9 and 10 of Eclipse, 'Target' and 'Scent', in which a missing pillow presents an unexplained mystery, the treaty line moves inexplicably, and Jacob finally reveals th…

Join me as I break down Chapter 8 of Eclipse, 'Temper', in which Quil should not be allowed near schools, playgrounds or wherever children gather, and Bella and Edward christen the new bed with some …

Join me as I break down Chapters 5 and 6 of Eclipse, 'Switzerland' and 'Unhappy Ending', in which Bella is both stalked and kidnapped, Rosalie takes us back to sunny, optimistic and prosperous 1933, …

Join me as I break down Chapters 4 and 5 of Eclipse, 'Nature' and 'Imprint', in which Bella struggles with fridge magnets and metaphors, has another panic attack about ageing, and Jacob tells us the …

Join me as I break down Chapter 3 of Eclipse, 'Motives', in which the gaslightee becomes the gaslighter, Bella and Edward role-play a plane crash, and I absolutely do not have a crush on a 16 and a h…

Join me as I break down Chapter 2 of Eclipse, 'Evasions', in which Bella performs a comedy roast of Renee, Charlie gives Bella the sex talk, and Bella witnesses the most hilarious game of chess ever.…

Join me as I break down Chapter 1 of Eclipse, 'Ultimatum', in which Seattle is the gang violence capital of the USA, Charlie fails at cooking spaghetti, and Jessica is apparently the most evil charac…

Join me for a very special bonus episode where I break down M.J. Edwards' viral erotica, Kissing the Coronavirus, with the help of renowned immunologist and podcaster, Joe Betance, host of Drag Race …

Join me as I break down two pieces of fan fiction exploring the relationship between Four and Eric... Or don't join me. In fact, I might prefer it if you don't listen to this one...

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Join me as I break down the film adaptation of Divergent, in which there is still a ferris wheel but no one gets stabbed in the eye...

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Join me as I break down Chapters 38 and 39 of Divergent, in which Tris and Four both reach for the gun, and then become train riding data smugglers....

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Join me as I break down Chapters 35, 36 and 37 of Divergent, in which the Prior family reunites, Tris is a really bad friend to Will, and one Abnegation dies every second...

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Join me as I break down Chapters 32, 33 and 34 of Divergent, in which Tris realises four fundamental truths at the exact same time, she gives us a boring city tour of Abnegation Land, and Jeanine ove…

Join me as I break down Chapters 29, 30 and 31 of Divergent, in which Tris faces her fears and a chair shortage, and then she gets Four naked for a tattoo inspection.

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Join me as I break down Chapter 28 of Divergent, in which we learn why the erudite wear blue, Tris and Caleb have a reunion at the Bean, and Jeanine is a misunderstood warmonger...

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Join me as I break down Chapters 25, 26 and 27 of Divergent, in which we are served a heavy dollop of Jeanine-based-foreshadowing, Tris and Four have a date-night at the bottom of a chasm, and Lynne …

Join me as I break down Chapters 22, 23 and 24 of Divergent, in which Tris and Four have their first sleepover, Tris plays the victim to avoid being victimised, and Four takes us on another pointless…

Join me as I break down Chapters 19, 20 and 21 of Divergent, in which I worry that Four is grooming Tris, we get a redefinition of 'Divergence', and everyone is having private conversations in hallwa…

Join me as I break down Chapters 16, 17 and 18 of Divergent, in which Edward has his eye on the rankings, there's a giant fully functioning zip-line throughout an abandoned Chicago, and Tris is appar…