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Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Rape, Suicide, Trafficking
Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Suicide, Alcohol
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Trafficking, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Xenophobia, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Deportation
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Homophobia, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, War
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail
This book is undeniably a major retcon, and there's quite a lot of fanservice, but I can't say it wasn't purpose-less. The games were entertaining (painful) to read about, although I was hoping for more of a focus on the aftermath of the media manipulation according to the promised exploration of propaganda tactics and of Hume's ideas. How is Haymitch as a victor received by District Twelve and the rest of Panem in light of the manipulated narrative created by the Capitol? Sadly, we don't get to find out, because we return to what we've already known since Catching Fire.
I would say the strongest aspect of this installment is its prose. Haymitch's story is rife with tragedy, and I think the author delivered on this aspect via the expressiveness of Haymitch's voice as a narrator. Perhaps more could have been done to flesh out his relationships (or rather more subtlety could have been exercised), but we all know what happens to the people he loves, and their unjust deaths hit me hard anyway.
Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Drug use
Minor: Homophobia
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Trafficking, Alcohol
Minor: Rape, Cannibalism
It also showed that nobody truly knows how each of the games went unless you are the victor and survived. Everything the capital puts out is edited. Propaganda to continue the support of their cruelty. Its a message that sticks with me and it’s something I don’t think I can ever forget.
Dare I say this has become my favorite Hunger Games book.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Trafficking
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Genocide, Slavery, Trafficking
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Confinement, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation
Minor: Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Confinement, Death, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol
Moderate: Gore, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Police brutality, Trafficking, Grief