Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Изгревът в деня на Жътвата by Suzanne Collins

512 reviews

quaking_aspen's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

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I have been emotionally destroyed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Blood

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Death of parent

katie0528's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark emotional sad fast-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: Complicated

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And I thought the first four Hunger Games books were devestating. They absolutely have nothing on this. I fear for the movie, as I doubt it can truly capture the horror and heartbreak Haymitch endures. There is no teenage love story in this arena, just a boy trying to survive as literal children are slaughtered. That is a fact the earlier books and movies let slide a little, with the older protagonists who keep to themselves. But Haymitch's attachment to the younger competetors refuses to let you look away or romanticize the slaughter.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Gore, Police brutality, Grief, Alcohol, War

secondstar05's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

nenapeterc's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

dialeal's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

strawberrytheauthor's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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: Complicated

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Suzanne Collin’s is a genius! Every book she writes expands the world of Panem is such a spectacular way I’m convinced she’s had it planned all along. 

I’m also convinced she’s read Crimson Rivers based on Haymitch’s Homecoming. I would hypothesize she is Bizarrestars but their writing styles are too different. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Mass/school shootings

Minor: Cursing, Suicide, Torture, Pregnancy, War

novelsally's review against another edition

4.5

challenging reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Years ago I watched a YouTube video that outline Haymitch’s Hunger Games and it was pretty close to this. My guess is that there was some sort of short story before? Regardless, was a gripping and sad read knowing where he ended up.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Blood

Moderate: Grief, Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Rape, Death of parent

tennkait's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Deportation

jstarshine16's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark emotional funny reflective fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Excrement, Medical content, Stalking, Suicide attempt, War

Minor: Ableism, Cursing, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment

lexithelion's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

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This book was amazing-I couldn't put it down. I love how seemingly effortlessly Collins can connect Haymitch's story to the rest. Everything from large plot points to tiny details puts this book high on the THG pedestal. Collins is such a talented writer, and it shows. This book was gritty, and constantly left you worrying about the characters that were so easy to fall in love with. This book also made me cry the most in the whole series, because it was so powerful in making me feel for the characters. The underlying theme of propaganda in this book is so well written and holds a fiery torch up to what our society may become if we continue down this dark path.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol