Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

33 reviews

dramagirl2003's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

because I've seen the film I had a pretty good mental picture of what i was reading. great book, loved the extra details that are missing in the film. especially the brief run-through of haymitch's games, and extra characters we don't get to see on screen

thoughts while reading
p227: suzanne collins needs to write about haymitch's games! it's probably the only way we'll ever get a film of it as well, so she must! and while she's at it, how about one for finnick too? 
p228: so much for not telling haymitch
p245: not darius! no!

"Careful," he says weakly. "There's a forcefield up ahead." 

yeah bro, we got that!

p319: it's great deal easier to catch the foreshadowing of how the games end in this book than it is in the film
p330: aww, katniss is a lot more trusting of finnick than she is in the film and I'm here for it
p364: good job girlie, it is a

clock

. props to wiress for figuring it out ages ago. what happened to her that traumatised her so badly?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Death

Moderate: Slavery, Addiction, Blood, Child death, Violence, and Alcoholism

Minor: Pregnancy and Death of parent

samanthaeumir's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Animal death, Grief, Alcoholism, Blood, Child death, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Pregnancy, Slavery, Torture, and War

dreamdust1600's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Police brutality, Blood, Child death, Gore, Grief, Death, Gaslighting, Vomit, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Classism, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Violence, Child abuse, Medical content, and Murder

Moderate: Slavery, Addiction, Cursing, Incest, and Pregnancy

Minor: Bullying, Drug use, Death of parent, and Drug abuse

fkshg8465's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

4.0

Getting more complicated, which means more fatiguing. But it also means it’s all coming to a head now. Looking forward to finishing the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Gore, Murder, Violence, War, Body horror, Grief, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, and Slavery

redefiningrachel's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Addiction, Confinement, Child death, Grief, Torture, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Alcoholism, Slavery, Drug use, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Cursing, and Drug abuse

Minor: Mental illness

mermaidsherbet's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Police brutality, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Violence

Minor: Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Trafficking, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Classism, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Sexual assault, Torture, Blood, Child abuse, Slavery, Stalking, Xenophobia, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, War, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Murder, and Vomit

kendra_taylors_version's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Drug use, Medical content, Body horror, Death of parent, Grief, Medical trauma, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Classism, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, Alcohol, Violence, Vomit, Blood, Physical abuse, and Slavery

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Mental illness, and Pregnancy

michaelholdenismyhusbandtyvm's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Alcohol, Gore, Genocide, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Murder, Alcoholism, Body horror, Mental illness, Police brutality, Violence, Addiction, and Child death

Moderate: Torture, Sexual harassment, Drug abuse, and Suicide

Minor: Vomit, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Trafficking, Slavery, War, and Pedophilia

eveningreverie's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

 I feel completely comfortable calling The Hunger Games, and its accompanying sequels, modern classics. The ease with which Suzanne Collins is able to directly comment on consistent, overarching themes while simultaneously weaving an immensely thrilling story is captivating. Each decision heightens the tension without a moment to breathe until the end of the final book. It's beautiful. It's horrifying. It's a hyperbolic expression of capitalist subjugation and the necessary ways moral panic can be coopted to change ingrained power systems. It even has fairly successful film translations—something few and far between. It's The Hunger Games, and for all its references, it is now a permanent part of American literary canon. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Body horror, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Slavery

geneav21's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Torture, Slavery, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, and Mental illness