Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

53 reviews

vnfhcxksiw's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Alcohol, Body horror, Child death, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, War, Abandonment, Blood, Bullying, Cannibalism, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Deportation, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Stalking, Violence, Colonisation, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

melongin's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Mental illness, Cannibalism, Child death, Murder, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Alcohol, Colonisation, Racism, Blood, Drug use, and Classism

Moderate: Self harm, Police brutality, and Suicide

Minor: Stalking, Dementia, Bullying, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, and War

sariereads's review against another edition

dark tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Torture, Violence, War, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Classism, Colonisation, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Child death, Hate crime, Murder, Addiction, Medical trauma, Police brutality, Cannibalism, Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gore, and Gun violence

Moderate: Alcoholism and Drug use

dazzlingreader_'s review against another edition

dark informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Simply briliant how Suzanne Collins knows how to portray Coriolanus, just an incrible read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Confinement, Hate crime, Blood, Cannibalism, Child death, Colonisation, Death, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

lottsofplots's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Torture, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Police brutality, Gore, and Murder

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Cannibalism, Classism, Colonisation, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, War, and Kidnapping

rosstheboss's review against another edition

dark emotional tense 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Classism, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use

keelirae113's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Classism, Child death, Blood, Animal death, War, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Colonisation, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Police brutality, Violence, Gun violence, Murder, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cannibalism, Drug use, Torture, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

kdailyreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Torture, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Murder, Violence, Child death, Blood, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Death, Confinement, Classism, Child abuse, Colonisation, Cannibalism, and Addiction

calamityin's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Toxic friendship, War, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Police brutality, Grief, Medical content, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Violence, Addiction, Child death, Colonisation, and Death

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Suicidal thoughts, Dementia, Medical trauma, Bullying, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal death, Cannibalism, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Blood, and Vomit

plumdustsuns's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

I hate President Snow. That’s it. That’s the tweet. And the fact that Plinths are funding Snow when he got his son killed UGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
This little sociopathic bitch???

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Addiction, Blood, Death, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Murder, Sexism, War, Genocide, Body horror, Cannibalism, Colonisation, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Animal death, Child death, and Classism