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Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
I thought to myself, "Wouldn't it be crazy if that was actually a dove?"
Returning inside, I looked up what a dove looks like. It was a dove. What the fuck???
I first read the Hunger Games books in elementary school. Haymitch was my favorite. I couldn't pick up on the historical or political undertones at the time, but even without that knowledge, the books were still massively enjoyable and inspiring to me.
As an adult, these books make my heart ache even more. You really don't realize how young the characters are until you are past that age yourself. You can't mirror the extreme emotions the characters go through about their loved ones until you experience what love really means to yourself.
Oh man, I knew I was in for a trip as soon as I recognized Lenore's name as an allusion to The Raven. Well, I knew that this book was going to be crazy way before since it's about Haymitch's life. Going in, you already know that he gets a good ending, but he has suffered through so much, like Katniss. Jeez, how he's suffered.
I'm not sure if I can even begin to express all my thoughts here. I have far too many. It's great. Read the damn book.
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Bullying, Abandonment
Minor: Rape
I feel physically ill. My head hurts. It’s past 2 AM. I’m staring at my copy of The Hunger Games and debating with myself if I should restart the whole series (I guess I’m a masochist).
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Chronic illness, Xenophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Deportation
Minor: Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Pregnancy
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Torture
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Medical content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Classism
Minor: Suicide
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Slavery, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol
Moderate: Animal cruelty
making me cry my eyes out even more than any of the original books!!!
LENORE DOVE, I LOVE YOU LIKE ALL FIRE. Maybe Suzanne didn't quite have all of these prequels planned out while writing the original, because after reading this and Ballad, I wish Katniss had been Covey.
This was a great book and a great backstory for Haymitch. Although to be honest, after reading this, I am shocked Haymitch was a functioning alcoholic in the original trilogy... and I am terrified to see all of this on screen because it's gonna break me. 🫠
One of the things I loved most about this book is how it showed that the revolution was decades in the making before Katniss came along. It reminds me of H*rry P*tter and how just because he was The Boy Who Lived and our protagonist, the entire wizarding community was fighting against fascism long before the original series. These worlds are so much bigger than our original protagonists and all of the context and characters are crucial to the original protagonists' stories and heroism. Here, the plans of Plutarch and Beetee and Mags and everyone is incredibly important. Katniss became a great symbol for the revolution, and obviously drove a lot of it herself, but the original trilogy would not have happened without all of this work and building resentment and horrors that came before. Revolutions don't happen overnight and the seeds planted by characters like Plutarch and Beetee are crucial.
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury