Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

78 reviews

yourbookishbff's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Death, Grief, Murder, War, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Violence, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Sexual assault and Trafficking

tabbed_reads2much's review

challenging dark emotional 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

4.25

I cried more than expected.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Classism, Toxic relationship, War, Grief, Abandonment, Addiction, Child abuse, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Genocide, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Fatphobia, Toxic friendship, Trafficking, Forced institutionalization, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Ableism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Racism, Torture, Murder, Slavery, and Violence

Minor: Police brutality, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Animal death, and Animal cruelty

Boy, these content warnings are a beast

jayden_314's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Torture, Vomit, Gore, Murder, Blood, Child death, Death, War, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Mental illness, Alcohol, Animal death, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Infertility, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Miscarriage, Trafficking, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

emilo's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Violence, Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Gun violence

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Torture

daisytrails's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Gun violence, Drug use, Death, Confinement, Addiction, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Mass/school shootings, War, Trafficking, Torture, Police brutality, Gore, Blood, Abandonment, Mental illness, Murder, Medical trauma, Child death, and Alcoholism

theirgracegrace's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

Mockingjay completes a trilogy in a crescendo of violence and trauma. Katniss has survived two Hunger Games, but recovering from the trauma and finally defeating the Capital is a burden that she can barely bear. The frank discussion of the PTSD and mental psychosis that comes from so much death and devastation in a teenager is a breath of fresh air from how many childhood traumas are handled in fiction. The ending is bittersweet but offers hope for a future of healing. A riveting and visceral ending to a series that has changed how I see the world for the better.

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Content Warnings

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

ellaticonstellation's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

Oh my gosh, where to begin? This story made me realize how fortunate I was with life. The people in the districts struggle for their basic needs like food, and it always breaks my heart. Katniss was badass until the end, damn, my girl, you're unstoppable and inspiring❤️ Prim😭 It's a good thing, she eventually was with Peeta and their kids💕 I liked that this has a hint of reality tv because it made the story fresh. But damn, the characters truly struggled a lot, Peeta seeing Katniss as a villain and all that. There were a lot of deaths and it was a pain to read😭 Overall, a great trilogy✨ Fast-paced and gripping❤️ Thank you, Suzanne😍

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Kidnapping, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Violence, War, Gaslighting, Gore, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Torture, Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, and Murder

haley49's review

adventurous sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

This was a heartbreaking end to the series but despite all the loss Katniss has a home and a support system. There is no immediate danger to her or her remaining loved ones; and that’s all she ever wanted. I’m going to go cry now

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Murder, War, Child death, Death, Police brutality, and Violence

Moderate: Mental illness, Death of parent, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Medical trauma, and Medical content

Minor: Vomit, Self harm, Trafficking, and Pregnancy

chronicacademia's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Literally typing this through tears but this series is amazing. I loved getting to rediscover it. I feel unbelievably hollow after all the deaths. I knew they were coming but I still cried. I love these books so much.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Mental illness, Addiction, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Medical content, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Body horror, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical trauma, Vomit, War, Alcoholism, Blood, Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Animal death

themadbloodstone's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.25

A great end to the trilogy. A lot of important characters deaths and plot-points felt a little brushed over or not as impactful as they should’ve been, but the aftermath and Katniss’s mental health and recovery are well-written and heartbreaking. 
The Hunger Games is definitely one of the few pieces of media that survived the slow death of the YA dystopian era and stood the test of time. I’ll be revisiting it again one day, and I am now excited to read the prequel book soon.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Torture, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, War, Medical trauma, Grief, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

Minor: Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Pedophilia, Slavery, and Drug abuse