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aea_hobbit's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
Graphic: Death and Murder
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and War
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Vomit
emilywemily6's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Gore, Blood, Police brutality, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Medical content, Toxic friendship, and War
Minor: Cursing and Eating disorder
shelbibroeking's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Child death, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Alcohol
lyramadeline's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Cannibalism, and Alcohol
Minor: Cursing
hnagarne's review against another edition
4.5
Snow finds himself mentor to District 12’s girl, Lucy Gray Baird, a task he immediately detests. He’s a Snow, why does he deserve to mentor a tribute from a district so poor, and the girl, at that? His opinion changes when he sees her Reaping ceremony and it continues to evolve as he weasels his way into the tribute holding area and beyond. Eventually he comes to believe she might love him, and he might love her back. How, then, does he expect to see her through the Tenth Hunger Games?
There are times you might think Snow isn’t so bad. He
But Suzanne Collins gives us so much of Snow’s inner dialogue, and we see that he is a boy driven by greed, power, and the need to control. He
Overall, this book was way less sympathetic to Snow that I feared. I thought this would be one of those villain origin stories that overly rationalizes the villain, making them more sympathetic than need be. Fortunately, I don't think this was that. Even though he may seem to care about people, he's also willing to throw them away at a moment's notice if he feels like it might be more beneficial to him.
A thematic observation I enjoyed:
Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Cannibalism
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Alcohol
lilli_15's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Death and Violence
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, and War
Minor: Cannibalism
_azure76's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
magsbord's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Misogyny, Violence, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
stsgplaylist's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Drug use, Gun violence, and Classism
Minor: Toxic relationship, Alcohol, and War
giuliawanders's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
It didn’t disappoint.
It feels weird to read Coriolanus’ thoughts. I usually empathise with the main character but I knew he was going to be evil, I know he was going to become President Snow.
I liked all the references to the trilogy and it was interesting to see how the games became the way we know them.
I guess some bits are a bit slow but overall I enjoyed it!
Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Classism
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Alcohol, and War
Minor: Abandonment