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Graphic: Child death, Violence, Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror
Minor: Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Vomit, Grief, War, Classism
I wasn't sure I would read any more Hunger Games books after The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. But then Suzanne Collins centered the most important character in this fictional universe- Haymitch Abernathy.
I love/hated this book. I don't know how to explain it. We see a lot of backstory not just for Haymitch, but for Effie, Wyriss, Beetee, Plutarch - maybe too many characters? Yet I like knowing more context. President Snow is at his peak of ruthlessness here.
I felt this volume, while not badly written, wasn't as well done as the original trilogy. But then the challenges were different since all of the readers come into it knowing about how things have turned out for Haymitch later in life. I guess the story felt simpler or more basic in some parts. Didn't keep me from crying at the end.
The story was at its best when it showed how bureaucracy as the real killer, treating people as interchangeable in service to numbers.
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A word about thestorygraph -- Are book summaries on this site being composed by AI now? If so, that's a huge disappointment.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Confinement, Murder, War
Graphic: Child death, Death, Torture, Violence, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Police brutality, Alcohol
Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, War, Classism
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Torture, Violence, Blood, War
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Vomit
Minor: Rape, Suicide
the attention to all the tiny details from her previous books is amazing - everything ties together so well, and in a way that’s well-thought-out too. every time something was mentioned, be it minor like katniss’ father, or major like lucy gray herself, it felt like an easter egg! is this what it feels like to read epic fantasy series and spot familiar characters along the way?
reading this book has further terrified me for the state of the world…. as much as i love ms collins and her work, i hope that she’ll never have another hunger games installation to write. it’s a silly hope to have but god.
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Grief, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, War
Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Blood
Moderate: Mental illness
Minor: Addiction, War
Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism, Torture, Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, War
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Torture
Thanks, I hate it. I sobbed. Snow is a dick and he just made it to the top of my hate list for book villains. It is now as follows
1. Snow
2. Umbridge
3. Arobynn
4. Voldemort
Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk
Graphic: Child death, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Torture, Death of parent
Minor: Addiction
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Torture, War