Reviews tagging 'Dementia'

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

66 reviews

ginbat's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

It pissed me off so much I had to give it 5 stars. goddamn

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Violence, War, Child death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: War, Blood, Classism, Dementia, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Medical trauma, and Slavery

Minor: Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, Abandonment, Animal death, Drug use, Addiction, Cannibalism, and Drug abuse

katattack345's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-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

This book had me hooked from the get go as did the original trilogy. I went into it not knowing what to expect and I was pleasantly surprised. 

It is far more darker than the original trilogy but I still loved every page. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Violence, Murder, Grief, Gore, Addiction, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Gun violence, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Cannibalism, Death, Blood, Child death, Vomit, War, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: War, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, Panic attacks/disorders, Pandemic/Epidemic, Medical trauma, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Death, Child death, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Cannibalism, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Murder, Gun violence, Grief, Gore, Forced institutionalization, and Drug use

Minor: Dementia, Torture, Colonisation, Body horror, Dysphoria, Classism, Cursing, Infidelity, and Terminal illness

c_dmckinney's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Colonisation, Classism, Xenophobia, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Racism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Colonisation, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Drug use, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Confinement, Gaslighting, and Grief

Minor: War, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Suicidal thoughts, Genocide, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Pandemic/Epidemic, Police brutality, Toxic friendship, Dementia, Deportation, and Trafficking

dragonsreadtoo's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder and Classism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Dementia

marthadude's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Before reading, I really didn’t think this book was going to be necessary and I didn’t think Snow’s origin story would be worth telling. After reading I think this book is a great addition to the series even if it’s not required reading. It was interesting to see how the world of The Hunger Games evolved from this into the one we see during the main series.

I’m also glad Snow was not made into a sympathetic character. That was a concern of mine and, while Snow is interesting here, he is still incredibly deplorable. It’s also fun that even though he is cunning and great at manipulation, he’s actually pretty stupid at points.

There’s definitely more threads I would have liked to seen just from the original books. I also wouldn’t have been opposed to seeing more of Snow’s career as he ages and becomes more powerful but I guess there could be another sequel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Blood, Drug use, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Torture, Addiction, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Child death, Child abuse, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, War, and Violence

Minor: Terminal illness, Cannibalism, and Dementia

kate_has_book_thoughts's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Body horror, Child death, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Police brutality, War, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Cannibalism, and Death of parent

Minor: Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Torture, Dementia, Fire/Fire injury, Slavery, Gore, Animal cruelty, and Bullying

angelsfw's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Blood

Moderate: Dementia, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Drug use, and Violence

Minor: War

brookey8888's review

challenging dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.25

I’m so glad I enjoyed this. I didn’t really know what I was expecting going in, but it wasn’t this. I found this so interesting to see how Snow formed and came to be. It was interesting to see how the hunger games and the capital evolved to what it was in the original trilogy. In my opinion this doesn’t t make you synthesize with Snow in fact it made me hate him more because it shows he was basically always the way he was but not as extreme. I really liked Lucy and the convoy as well as some of the capital kids who had empathy. I was actually shocked at a lot that happened and this was kind of gruesome which I don’t know why but I wasn’t expecting that. I would say if you enjoyed the Hunger Games trilogy pick this up, but know it’s obviously an unlikable character. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cannibalism, Child death, Classism, Confinement, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, War, Dementia, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

nellsir's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense

• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Classism, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Murder, Police brutality, Torture, Toxic relationship, Slavery, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Child death, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and War

Moderate: Dementia

mmwiseheart's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I really thought I’d hate this book because I knew it was about Snow. I generally don’t enjoy books about the villains of a story. I have to say I was pleasantly surprised by this one. I really had a hard time putting it down to go to sleep at night. 

Right off the bat, there was a revelation that made connections from The Hunger Games trilogy that I didn’t see coming. And the book continued to surprise me throughout. I also appreciated the background on how the Hunger Games got started and evolved to what they eventually became. 

I do feel like this almost could have been two books. The third part seemed a bit disjointed from the first two parts. However, I still enjoyed the third part. It was a lot of insight into why Snow is the way he is and how he got to his position. It also painted a better picture of the transition from North America to Panem. I’d be interested to read a book about that, as well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Classism, Gore, Animal cruelty, and Gun violence

Minor: Cannibalism and Dementia