Charming psychopaths and feminist cannibals…what a book.

CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains detailed descriptions of cannibalism and murder, so please take care when listening. 

Woah. What a f***ing book. Our editor said we got a little carried away with this episode, so let me be super clear: we DO NOT condone cannibalism or murder. But we do condone superb writing and unique storylines. Dorothy is a food critic who is also a murderer. She is a psychopath who eats the men she kills. 

This week, we read A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers

Rebekah Sausmikat, lover of all books, weird and slightly disturbing, joins me today to discuss a book that surprised us in many different ways. 

In this episode we cover: 

• The difference between sociopaths and psychopaths and which one Dorothy is.
• Our society’s fascination with cannibalism.
• Is this book a feminist take on murder? 

Open your book and press play on a podcast episode that will leave you questioning who to trust, especially when it comes to the unreliable, psychopath narrator. 

Mentioned in the Pairings section of the podcast:

• DRINK: Corpse Reviver No. 2 (absinthe, gin, Lillet blanc, orange liqueur, lemon juice), Cab Sav. (Kathryn Hall Cabernet Sauvignon)

• TV SHOW - Yellowjackets, Dexter
• BOOK - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Killers of a Certain Age, Tender is the Flesh, Lapvona 
• MOVIE - Fresh, Promising Young Woman
• SPECIAL PAIRING - Against the Odds Podcast (Plane Crash in the Andes)

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