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Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

110 reviews

colorful_lulu's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Death, Child death, Suicide attempt, Genocide, Drug use, Murder, Mental illness, Blood, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, War, Child abuse, Violence, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Sexual violence, Death of parent, Vomit, Pregnancy, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Miscarriage

leeyongjin's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Gore, and Slavery

Moderate: Child abuse, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Self harm, Slavery, Torture, Body horror, Child death, Classism, Death, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Colonisation, Death of parent, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Confinement, Genocide, War, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Emotional abuse, Grief, Toxic friendship, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Trafficking

Minor: Gaslighting, Gore, Vomit, and Death

loveisabird's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

i’m old enough to have been in the target audience when mockingjay was released, and my main memories of the book are everyone seeming disappointed in the conclusion and after finally getting handed off a copy of the book from a friend feeling maybe not that negatively but at best neutral about it.

now to be fair, while 14-year-olds were ostensibly the target audience, how many 14-year-olds were really equipped to deal with the themes and questions put forward by mockingjay? how were 14-year-olds supposed to understand what was going on with president coin, or why katniss didn’t make her romantic choice until the last paragraph in the most undramatic manner?

so i stand by my belief that the hunger games should not have been YA books. mockingjay does tell a good story, even with all its tragedies, which is evident when you’re 27. but that good story is ridiculously rushed. so my new the hot take is that mockingjay should have been two books. i think both more things needed to happen plot-wise in the revolution, and we needed more time spent on some of the things that did happen. (admittedly an argument that could be made for any of these books).

conveniently taking this stance means the controversial stance that it was correct to have two mockingjay movies is further validated. it SHOULD have been two movies because it should have been two BOOKS!!!!!!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Physical abuse, War, Death, Mental illness, Murder, Torture, Xenophobia, Violence, Child abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, and Police brutality

Moderate: Alcoholism, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Addiction, Alcohol, Confinement, Blood, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Animal cruelty, Kidnapping, Animal death, Death of parent, and Self harm

catsbreadbikes's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

TIP: do not read this book if you have recently lost a family member. Even if you've read the book before amd so know what's coming. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, War, Self harm, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, Violence, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

paloverdepages's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This time around, I finished the book in a matter of hours. I can appreciate the story so much more now.

Prim's death

was the first time a book made me cry. That memory is so strong in my head that I had forgotten how horrific some other parts are. 10/10 for catharsis, exactly what I needed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Mental illness, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Medical content, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Torture, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Mass/school shootings, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Grief, and Gun violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Vomit, and Drug use

hjb_128's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Torture, Police brutality, Mental illness, Genocide, Blood, Drug use, Death, Medical content, Grief, Child death, Gun violence, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Kidnapping, Murder, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Slavery, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Alcoholism

saliwali's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Torture, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Gun violence, Violence, Death, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, Blood, Forced institutionalization, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Alcoholism

risaleel's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, War, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Blood, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug use, Confinement, and Drug abuse

erica_reads_things's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

Really solid ending to a series that changed the face of dystopian fiction. There isn't much to say that hasn't already been said!! Sad that my time in this universe is almost to an end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Death, Medical content, War, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, and Grief

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, and Panic attacks/disorders

ag_berry's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Murder, Genocide, Alcoholism, Suicide attempt, Slavery, Torture, Mass/school shootings, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Death, Police brutality, Addiction, War, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Violence, Blood, Child death, Suicide, Medical content, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Colonisation, Medical trauma, Gore, and Classism