Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

7 reviews

mermaidsherbet's review

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

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

4.0

This is one of those books where I wonder about the characters afterwards because I keep thinking about them. Because both this book and the last feature the main characters in the Hunger Games, the layout is kind of similar. I also noticed more in this book that Katniss plays right into the "not like other girls" trope, which is disappointing. I also felt like narrator choice for this book wasn't quite right. Katniss is a hunting, rough, scrappy character, and the narrator had an extremely proper style of speaking.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, Murder, and Alcoholism

Minor: Abandonment, Drug use, Grief, and Pregnancy

hollowhallow13's review

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Blood, Violence, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Animal death, Police brutality, Death, Medical content, Physical abuse, Torture, and War

Moderate: Physical abuse, Confinement, Child death, Drug abuse, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Abandonment, Death of parent, and Sexual assault

_ren's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Torture, Terminal illness, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Classism, Confinement, Violence, Alcoholism, Blood, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Grief, Hate crime, Forced institutionalization, and Mental illness

Moderate: War, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, and Abandonment

Minor: Sexism

a_libra_library's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

As someone who only watched the movies I loved the book. The characters more fleshed out, Katniss more unreliable narrator. Peeta being undeniably good. The story had such a flow that I couldn't stop reading. The deaths in the book hit harder than any movie could which makes me feel nervous for Mockingjay. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Child death, Police brutality, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Blood, Death, Drug use, and Grief

tabbed_reads2much's review

challenging dark sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Abandonment, Blood, Classism, Grief, Police brutality, and Death

Moderate: Ableism, Death of parent, Body horror, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Drug use, Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Racism, Violence, Addiction, and Alcohol

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Xenophobia, Physical abuse, Colonisation, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Trafficking, and War

Maybe don't read this if you're actively coping with ptsd

theirgracegrace's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

This second instalment of the Hunger Games trilogy continues the series explosive and visceral storytelling with a new harrowing chapter. Katniss and Peeta have survived the horrors of the Hunger Games, but now they have unwittingly ignited the spark of revolution. This volume continues the series' commentary on the decadent Capital and its excesses, in contrast to the desperation and unrest of the Districts. Similarly, the depth of critique of state surveillance is great, surprising readers in 2009 but less novel to contemporary readers, revealing much about our current society. The twists and turns of this book build toward its terrifying conclusion and a new paradigm that might change the course of a nation. Amazing book that I could not put down!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Dementia, Gore, Animal cruelty, Blood, Child death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Medical content, Physical abuse, War, Drug abuse, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, Vomit, Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Police brutality, and Violence