Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

37 reviews

yikes_bee's review against another edition

adventurous tense slow-paced

• 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? No

4.25

The beginning felt extremely slow to me, after about 100 pages I felt captivated again by it. The characters were lovable. I don’t think I’d read it again though 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape, Slavery, and Sexual assault

danicakvcs's review

adventurous tense medium-paced

• 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Mental illness, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Death, War, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Medical content and Blood

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, and Suicide attempt

viacrow's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Self harm, Torture, War, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Body horror, Classism, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Rape, Abandonment, Addiction, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death of parent, Grief, Mental illness, Alcohol, Blood, Medical content, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Animal cruelty, Incest, and Slavery

orchidlilly's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

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

livreads16's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Still good… all these years later. I’m still impressed by the writing and the story. The way Katniss

kills Coin just moves me in very specific way that few other things do.

I think this series is complex and challenging as a YA novel and it should be taught in schools. Not that we need more white stories taught in school but if we’re gonna teach white people books make it be this one. At the end of the audio book Suzanne Collins talks about how she came up with the idea for the hunger games while flipping back and fourth between reality TV and coverage of the Iraq war. And that is really interesting. She also tells young people to consider what the implications are that we have some people in the world who take their next meal for granted while others are scrounging to get by. And you know what Suzanne? I think about that a lot. And I get angry every time I think about it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Slavery, Alcoholism, Blood, Confinement, Gun violence, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, War, Animal death, Drug use, Addiction, Child death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Violence, Alcohol, and Body horror

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Miscarriage

lajoy's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Genocide, Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Violence, and War

Minor: Sexual assault

vinsynt's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gun violence, and War

Minor: Sexual assault, Mental illness, and Rape

the_pysselfia's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Chronic illness, Classism, Self harm, War, Body horror, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Grief, Suicide attempt, Slavery, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Blood, Child death, Child abuse, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

jenna_justi2004's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, Violence, Trafficking, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Sexism, Rape, Physical abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders

emfass's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I really do like this book (though I like the first two better), and Tatiana Maslany was an incredible narrator. However, this final book in the trilogy is just relentless darkness and trauma and it was really hard to take on this read through. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, and War

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Pedophilia, and Slavery

Minor: Death of parent, Excrement, Pregnancy, Rape, and Sexual assault