A Bitch's Guide to Books

16- The Hunger Games: Entering the Arena of Teen Marketing


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Yi and Elisabeth fight this episode about Peeta and Gale, then recognize that they’re falling into the market’s perception of what teen girls want in an empowering YA book. We talk about the book's evasion from its disturbing premise, how tributes would defeat diarrhea, and the franchise as a staple of modern dystopian literature. But there is also a fight about Peeta and Gale. It’s ironic.

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A Bitch's Guide to BooksBy Yi Wei and Elisabeth Miller