Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

379 reviews

pandorasirens's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Violence, and Classism

Moderate: Gun violence, War, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, and Gore

Minor: Drug abuse and Cannibalism

alexijai98's review

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Overall an okay read. When compared to the original trilogy this falls short, but it’s hard to make anything better than the original. Some of the reverse foreshadowing (don’t know what else to call it) was a bit heavy handed but I don’t blame Collins too much since media literacy seems to be at an all time low. Interesting to see how things developed from the 10th Hunger Games and to compare it to the 74th.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, War, Violence, Xenophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Death of parent

cookie_lover's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Murder, War, Toxic relationship, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Classism, Medical content, and Child death

porsche_elise's review against another edition

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Violence, War, Murder, and Child death

sunflower7skull's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective 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

4.5

Very interesting to watch the character arc!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Drug use, Gaslighting, Grief, Gore, Gun violence, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, War, Death, Torture, Violence, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Alcohol, and Blood

baearles's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Child death, Death of parent, Murder, Blood, Classism, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcohol, Animal death, Drug use, Cannibalism, Drug abuse, Addiction, War, Vomit, and Grief

benegesserwitch's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Death, Deportation, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Gore, Grief, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Violence, Gun violence, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, Torture, War, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Drug abuse, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Drug use, and Alcohol

Minor: Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Dementia, and Slavery

genevieve_eggleston's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-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? Yes

4.75

I’m usually a big believer in reading the book before watching the movie adaptation, but this was a rare exception. I finally gave in and watched the movie on a long flight, but I actually ended up being grateful that I’d watched the movie first. After watching the film adaptation and then reading the book only a couple of weeks later, there were many moments when I realized that certain elements of the original book had been altered or even completely omitted from the movie version. Had I read the book when it first came out and then watched the movie later, I doubt I would have recognized as many of the differences. I personally enjoyed comparing the similarities and differences between the original source material and the film adaptation, which also kept me actively engaged in the storyline and provided a sense of urgency to discover what might happen next every time I had to set the book aside. Certain elements of the book were definitely relatively dark and violently gruesome, which explains why some events were modified or removed in the film version, but this intense backstory helps to provide context for the seemingly heartless President Snow that later appears in The Hunger Games. I found the storyline to be extremely intriguing and enjoyed the dynamics between the various characters. I would highly recommend this book, especially to people who grew up loving the original Hunger Games series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Blood, Confinement, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, Murder, Genocide, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Classism, Cursing, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Animal death, Addiction, Medical content, Bullying, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Sexual content, Vomit, and War

hillykate's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Child death, and Murder

claire_b322's review against another edition

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: Child death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Murder, and Blood