Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

121 reviews

hayreading's review

adventurous fast-paced

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

2.5

Buddy-read this book with my roommate. Would not have read were it not for her. I don't particularly like Katniss, so reading from her perspective isn't my favorite. The plot was interesting enough, but it's just not for me.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Police brutality, and Death

Minor: Drug use, Animal death, and Drug abuse

skyeshark1's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Genocide, Murder, Alcohol, Child death, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Police brutality, Bullying, Gore, Sexism, Violence, War, Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, Torture, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Drug use, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Panic attacks/disorders

firelordmomo's review

adventurous dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, and Death

Moderate: Blood, Alcoholism, and Classism

alicelalicon's review against another edition

challenging tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Toxic relationship, Classism, Alcohol, Blood, Murder, and War

lucy_readsbooks13's review against another edition

dark 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

5.0

I think I will forever be sorry I haven't read this masterpiece sooner.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Violence, and Gore

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse

elisalasater's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Blood

Moderate: Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, War, and Gore

Minor: Alcoholism, Mental illness, and Pregnancy

a_wandering_thinker's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Alcoholism, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Pregnancy, Torture, Child death, Police brutality, Alcohol, Blood, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Death

pandemonicbaby's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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

4.75

Johanna and Finnick Oh The Things I Would Do For You.....

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Police brutality, Death, Grief, and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence, Gore, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Animal death, Forced institutionalization, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Genocide, Body horror, Mental illness, and Alcoholism

Minor: Classism, Cursing, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Drug use, Vomit, and War

ladybanecourt's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-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? Yes

4.5

✨4.5/5✨
More tense than the last book, for sure! The second book in the Hunger Games is a brilliant combination of deadly and tense, woven with intricate character motivations that really gets you. I just can't help but want a little more time with some characters because I got attached too, but still. Wonderful! Series definitely made its way to my heart.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Suicide, Addiction, and Panic attacks/disorders

loveisabird's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring 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

4.75

my god this book is a banger. was suzanne collins sent the story in a vision from god because i would believe that

she still very evidently has her limitations as a writer of prose and i still so desperately wish i could hand off the hunger games to any number of writers and say “write the exact same story but write it better.” but i can’t deny ms. collins was working on another level storywise with this one. worldbuilding is still strong, and the character work too. 

can’t wait to get to mockingjay, which i recall being received as a letdown of a finale when it was released in my circle (of 14 year olds). i have a sneaking suspicion that mockingjay should have been two books (meaning in a roundabout way that two movies was actually correct…) but we’ll see!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Grief, Murder, Animal death, Classism, Violence, Blood, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Addiction, Police brutality, and Mental illness

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Dementia, Eating disorder, Pregnancy, Death of parent, and Vomit