Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Amanecer en la cosecha by Suzanne Collins

841 reviews

tallnecked_pancakeface's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Animal death, Mass/school shootings, Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Torture

astralfaery's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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this book is horrible. 5 stars. 100/10. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Torture, Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Police brutality, Grief, Fire/Fire injury

allforevermore's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional sad 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: No

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It took me SO long to read this one, back in the day I read the first 3 books in the days it took me to read this one. I just couldn't read it all at once. I have always loved Haymitch, he was such a sad and complicated and intriguing character that we basically knew nothing about and that I couldn't hate and reading all he went through? I'm devastated. I can't stop crying. Haymitch deserved a better life and it's incredibly heartbreaking he never got it... Suzanne Collins thank you for breaking my heart again ❤️‍🩹

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Violence, Murder, Alcohol

Minor: Animal death, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

ghostlyprince's review against another edition

5.0

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Homophobia, Vomit

notsobinaryart's review against another edition

4.5

dark sad tense

Diverse cast of characters: No

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Spoilers for other books in the Hunger Games series ahead.

My nostalgia and need to know what happens next made me absolutely devour this book. I loved hearing Haymitch’s story, and it really works best if read after reading the main trilogy & first prequel as there are many references and it helps add a greater meaning to the plot and actions of the characters.

This prequel is probably in some ways the hardest to make, given we know the vague outcome of Haymitch’s Hunger Games the best given that he is alive to mentor Katniss and Peeta. Even still, I rooted for some of the other characters (maybe it’s the optimist in me, or my tendency to read books where everything turns out okay). At times the character’s deaths didn’t hit as hard because I could see it coming, but Suzanne Collins still did manage a few surprises to hit me (looking at you

Louella & the appearance of Lou Lou

). 

Not spoilers if you’ve consumed the other Hunger Games books + prequel, but we see why Haymitch turned to drinking especially, introduced to some of our important characters in future books like Effie, and we see how effective propaganda can be spun when Haymitch doesn’t know anything about the year Snow first played a hand into the Hunger Games. 

Half a point deducted as though the book is good and makes points about oppressive governments/systems, propaganda, and the like, I’m not sure if it brought out as much new message or as profound as I was expecting for how much people were hyping it. Sometimes I also wondered, based on things Haymitch did in the games, wouldn’t the game masters have killed him for that? Why did they allow him to ultimately win, when they proved they could target & kill any of them? Obviously Haymitch had to live to keep the story congruent, but I wonder how that could be explained away other than maybe him being a fan favorite.

I appreciate the epilogue being post-Hunger Games trilogy so we get to see a glimpse at some semblance of happiness for him, after all of his hardships through his entire life.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Gore, Vomit, Death of parent

Minor: Genocide, Suicide, Torture, War

sophieflynn's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol

chriscisnt's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, War, Classism

Moderate: Animal death, Blood

kevin_the_intern's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

gryffincvnt69's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Susanne Collin’s has done it again. I was crying 2 chapters in. The Easter eggs, recurring cast of characters, and twists I couldn’t even prepare for had me on the edge of my seat every word. Things make sense as a whole after this book in the Panem universe, and ultimately, are much more relevant than we understand. Susanne makes you ponder how you would react and behave. She gives you sympathy for the most loathsome characters. She makes you fall in love with everyone, and hate them all at the same time. Wonderful read! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

abbys's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Minor: Death of parent