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Graphic: Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder
Graphic: Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Police brutality, Trafficking, Murder
Moderate: War
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Child death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, War
Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Miscarriage, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
This one was a lot to take, especially in some parts, but it feels humanizing and important to read stories like this in times like these. It says, "Don't be callous, and don't look away."
I thought before that I was over HG books, but after this one, and with everything going on, I'm ready for another trilogy. Give me the war and into the first hunger games, girl. I am ready to be hurt again.
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Violence, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Torture
This is a fantastic book! A great way of telling Haymitch’s story.
The games were written in amazing detail & I loved the other tributes from district 12. It really demonstrates the helplessness that you feel as one person against a broken system with setback after setback. It’s so easy to settle into feeling isolated and for the challenge to feel impossible. But Plutarch reminds us of perseverance, and Haymitch demonstrates his real strength and resilience when Katniss comes on the scene.
Maysilee first owning the pin, Burdock (Katniss’ dad) being an old friend, effie’s first stint, Mags and Wiress, Beetee too… it’s great to see how these characters have been working and struggling for years and for it to finally come to a head almost a quarter of a century later is eye opening. These things can take time. But we’re all in this together!
There was a little disconnect for me occasionally with big moments and sequences - not sure I could visualise those until after the fact. I enjoy reading really detailed passages, and Suzanne’s writing style is much more to the point, which is great for what this book needs, but just not my preference.
For example, with the interviews it was all a bit sudden and I couldn’t feel things bubbling as much as previously. Who knows.
I understand the connection between him and Lucy gray and Katniss - it’s interesting. But, mildly convenient for plot purposes? Who knows, but it’s nice to see old friends in those ways.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Minor: Rape
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Police brutality
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Mental illness, Medical content, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Vomit, Alcohol
Do not read in public. Not even the start. None of it. I cried before the games began, I cried during the games, I cried after the games.
Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Medical trauma, Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Death of parent, Alcohol
Minor: Suicide, Torture
Graphic: Child death, Classism
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Violence, Murder, Alcohol
Minor: Animal death, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail