Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

68 reviews

luminifera's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

A solid sequel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Vomit, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

You see a clear deterioration of Katniss' mental health in this book. There are also more details about how horrible their society is.

theyannibannireads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

2.75

It was fine dramatic as always vest part was peeta 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Murder, and Colonisation

lyla_wicks's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.75

it does get a bit slow when in district 12, but everything else completely make up for it, and the development of katniss and peeta’s relationship is something to completely adore about this book. such a cool concept about the arena, and the ending will forever be one of the best plot twists.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

starredbyalice's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful sad tense fast-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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Child death, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

orchidlilly's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Xenophobia, Dementia, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Cursing, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

dqhvr's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Vomit, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

verysillygoose's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, and Gun violence

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Cannibalism

maple_dove's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring tense fast-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

4.0

I initially DNF'd this book, but I eventually just had to continue reading months later. Science Fiction and Dystopian are two of my least favorite genres so that didn't help my experience.

I can see why Katniss Everdeen is so beloved among the reading community. She truly is a one-of-a-kind protagonist. Although, I'm a bit fed up with the Not Like Other Girls trope. :/

I also appreciate how the romance takes its place on the back burner. It lines up with Katniss's character and the plot. She honestly has better things to do.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Alcoholism, Slavery, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Death, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, and Pregnancy

Poverty (graphic)

memoirsofabooklover's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• 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? No

5.0

This book is even better than the great first one. This series touches on so many important societal topics but in a really intriguing world and with a gripping, heart-wrenching concept. The way the second games were written kept it fresh - it didn’t feel like the first one rehashed, it was a different story, with somehow even higher stakes.  This book is even better than the great first one. This series touches on so many important societal topics but in a really intriguing world and with a gripping, heart-wrenching concept. The way the second games were written kept it fresh - it didn’t feel like the first one rehashed, it was a different story, with somehow even higher stakes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Confinement, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Blood, Gaslighting, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, and Pregnancy