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loveisabird's review
- 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
a_wandering_thinker's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Addiction, Confinement, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Child death, Gun violence, Medical content, War, Blood, Murder, Suicide attempt, Torture, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, and Grief
catsbreadbikes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child death, War, Self harm, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, Violence, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury
paloverdepages's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Child death, Mental illness, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Medical content, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Torture, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Mass/school shootings, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Grief, and Gun violence
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Vomit, and Drug use
samanthaeumir's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Gun violence, Mental illness, Police brutality, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Violence, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Gore, Miscarriage, War, Murder, Physical abuse, Slavery, and Torture
hjb_128's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: War, Torture, Police brutality, Mental illness, Genocide, Blood, Drug use, Death, Medical content, Grief, Child death, Gun violence, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Kidnapping, Murder, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Slavery, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Alcoholism
saliwali's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Torture, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Gun violence, Violence, Death, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, Blood, Forced institutionalization, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Alcoholism
r1vana's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
She is a total mess and psychologically not treatable.
Reading her being filmed and act with cameras around her was hard to read. It’s like she was back in the capitol but more traumatized then ever.
On the other hand, I hate love triangles. And this book did not help either. There were times I hated Katniss for actually playing both of them. The plot was already stressful enough. I just didn’t care about Katniss’s love story. Honestly I preferred the films interpretation.
Hunger Games is an anthem. Will always cherish it.
PSA: I wanted to read this series because I still haven’t watching the ballad of songbirds and snares. But I also wanted to read Crimson Rivers (an ff).
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, War, Death, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Blood, Torture, Medical content, Mental illness, and Confinement
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Child death
la_licia33's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Death, Grief, Child death, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Physical abuse, War, Blood, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, and Mental illness
cecinamo'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
4.75
Graphic: War, Murder, Self harm, Death, Drug abuse, Violence, Vomit, Child death, Blood, Classism, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide attempt, Torture, Addiction, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Gore, Eating disorder, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts