Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

53 reviews

aligmich'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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I didn’t know what I’d think about this going in, but I did find that it was an effective, and engaging story with some highly complex characters. It also gave a lot of context into the Games themselves, which I was super interested by. 

For a 500+ page book, it wrapped up a little too fast for my tastes, with all the big climactic elements happening in the last 40 pages. I feel it needed more time to breathe, and for the character turns to be truly explored, but I was overall still satisfied, and would recommend if you’re a fan of the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and War

Moderate: Police brutality, Bullying, Child abuse, Classism, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Slavery, and Violence

Minor: Animal cruelty

maddiezreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Stalking, War, Alcohol, Blood, Colonisation, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Police brutality, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Rape, Racism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Torture

Minor: Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, and Vomit

isabellarob73's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.25

Prequels are rarely good, but this book is the exception. Beautifully written, and adds a lot to the hunger games series while standing on its own. Absolutely haunting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Vomit, Violence, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Torture, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Medical trauma, Gun violence, Grief, Gore, Genocide, Gaslighting, Drug use, Death of parent, Death, Colonisation, and Child death