Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

224 reviews

plumdustsuns's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

I hate President Snow. That’s it. That’s the tweet. And the fact that Plinths are funding Snow when he got his son killed UGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
This little sociopathic bitch???

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

bridget_magpie's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

OMG HOW DID SHE MAKE ME ROOT FOR SNOW???? Like I was literally annoyed with him for things not going his way then I remembered this is Snow who we’re talking about 😅😅 Can’t wait to see it in the cinema, it’s gonna be so good! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and War

thebankofbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Cannibalism

nausicaa_teto's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Blood, Police brutality, Cannibalism, Murder, Alcohol, and Classism

biab00's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Animal death and Cannibalism

stephanieluxton's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-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

3.5

I loved the beginning and the end of this book. The unfortunate part was the middle which felt more drawn out than it needed to be.

The characters were great. The main characters were nicely fleshed out. They felt complex and interesting. I loved their introductions and watching their relationships grow and change. I enjoyed seeing how they reacted to the dire situations they found themselves in. 

The actual hunger games part was pretty dull. This is a prequel so the games are significantly more primitive and less wild than in the main series, but I didn't feel immersed. I suppose that's largely because we are seeing the games from Snows perspective, and he is a spectator. 

Then there's a good chunk of story after the games that I just felt was dry and slow. It didn't pick up again until the very end where some major changes happen.

I can see why some people wouldn't like the ending but I thought it was satisfying enough, although it felt quite rushed compared to so much that comes before it.

As far as prequels go, this was decent. It's not better than the hunger games or catching fire but. I think I enjoyed it more than mockingjay.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Murder, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content, Cannibalism, and Death of parent

stephlikestoread's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Drug abuse, Police brutality, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Classism

paushaw's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, and War

Moderate: Police brutality, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal cruelty, Drug use, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Cannibalism

theuncannydani's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Police brutality, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug use and Terminal illness

ghostboy99's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail