Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

46 reviews

mhowell19's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I think that some Hunger Games fans may steer clear of this novel because they think it paints President Snow in a sympathetic light. I personally didn’t get that from the book at all! I think it’s a fantastic execution of an unreliable narrator and a great look into Panem before Katniss. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Death

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Suicide

angelmoo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Suicide, Murder, Violence, Child death, War, and Death

Moderate: Death of parent

theuncannydani's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Violence, Gore, Slavery, Xenophobia, Death, Grief, Classism, Confinement, Death of parent, Body horror, Torture, and War

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Vomit, Addiction, Drug abuse, Police brutality, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Alcohol, Sexism, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Drug use and Terminal illness

ilaronicly's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Classism

Moderate: Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Murder, Bullying, and Death

Minor: War and Suicide

inkfish's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Police brutality, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Xenophobia, Suicide, Physical abuse, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, War, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Blood, Police brutality, Animal death, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gore, Alcohol, Classism, and Murder

Minor: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

emhuegs's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Murder

nadialonso's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death, Gun violence, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and War

Minor: Vomit

annorabrady's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-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

4.0

When I heard the announcement of this book, I wasn't thrilled with the idea of following President Snow as a youth because I feared it might have taken the route of making him a sympathetic villain like many prequels following villains do. I was pleasantly surprised that the story didn't go that direction. However, it made it hard for me to engage with his story. Most of my attention, instead, went to the stories of the characters around him. I almost wish it had been a story from the POV of a character who was close to him but wasn't him. Someone who could witness his growth into villainy without being the villain themselves. 

That isn't to say that Suzanne Collins did a bad job with this POV. It was really well done. I'm just not a fan of following someone grow into the level of villainy we see in the original books and wearing that growth like a badge of honor. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Trafficking, Vomit, Violence, Death, War, Dementia, Fire/Fire injury, Classism, Confinement, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Medical content, Physical abuse, Police brutality, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Murder, Suicide, Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts

smalljoys's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, War, Death, Blood, Child death, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Confinement, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Slavery, Animal death, Child death, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Drug use, Drug abuse, Dementia, Medical content, Suicide, and Grief

16kneidels's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Child death, Death of parent, Murder, War, Grief, Genocide, Blood, Physical abuse, Suicide, Police brutality, Gun violence, and Death

Moderate: Drug use