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loveisabird's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
now to be fair, while 14-year-olds were ostensibly the target audience, how many 14-year-olds were really equipped to deal with the themes and questions put forward by mockingjay? how were 14-year-olds supposed to understand what was going on with president coin, or why katniss didn’t make her romantic choice until the last paragraph in the most undramatic manner?
so i stand by my belief that the hunger games should not have been YA books. mockingjay does tell a good story, even with all its tragedies, which is evident when you’re 27. but that good story is ridiculously rushed. so my new the hot take is that mockingjay should have been two books. i think both more things needed to happen plot-wise in the revolution, and we needed more time spent on some of the things that did happen. (admittedly an argument that could be made for any of these books).
conveniently taking this stance means the controversial stance that it was correct to have two mockingjay movies is further validated. it SHOULD have been two movies because it should have been two BOOKS!!!!!!!!
Graphic: Medical content, Physical abuse, War, Death, Mental illness, Murder, Torture, Xenophobia, Violence, Child abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, and Police brutality
Moderate: Alcoholism, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Addiction, Alcohol, Confinement, Blood, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Animal cruelty, Kidnapping, Animal death, Death of parent, and Self harm
fkshg8465's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Drug use, Torture, Body horror, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Dementia, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Xenophobia
theirgracegrace's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Drug use, Grief, Hate crime, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Toxic friendship, Self harm, Sexual content, Abandonment, Death, Drug abuse, Addiction, Body horror, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Vomit, Xenophobia, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Torture, Classism, Chronic illness, Confinement, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Slavery, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, War, and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Eating disorder
orchidlilly's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Genocide, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Death of parent, Medical content, Medical trauma, Child death, Violence, War, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Death, Classism, Murder, Body horror, Torture, and Mental illness
Moderate: Confinement, Addiction, Alcohol, Animal death, Terminal illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Vomit, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Xenophobia, Emotional abuse, Sexism, and Racism
Minor: Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Forced institutionalization, and Domestic abuse