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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
117 reviews
bookishbutterfly'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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief
Moderate: Death, Drug use, Child death, and Alcohol
camiclarkbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
Collins is a master storyteller for not only is she able to interest her readers with the backstory of President Snow, she’s also able to write him in such a way that makes the reader sympathize with him.
Minor: Grief, Gun violence, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Murder, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Death, and War
melongin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Mental illness, Cannibalism, Child death, Murder, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Alcohol, Colonisation, Racism, Blood, Drug use, and Classism
Moderate: Self harm, Police brutality, and Suicide
Minor: Stalking, Dementia, Bullying, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, and War
sariereads'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
4.75
Graphic: Genocide, Torture, Violence, War, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Classism, Colonisation, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Child death, Hate crime, Murder, Addiction, Medical trauma, Police brutality, Cannibalism, Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gore, and Gun violence
Moderate: Alcoholism and Drug use
znvisser'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? Yes
4.25
For me it’s been long enough so that I don’t remember the precise details of the later President Snow’s evil. At some point though, Snow was just a (cocky) kid a bit too gullible buying into the propaganda poured over him after growing up in a war. Simultaneously however, the basis for his later evil is already apparent as well: his character is classist, distrusting, and extremely calculating; as a teenager, Snow is therefore cold and unable to form any genuine relationships. From the start Snow is constantly - and quick at - rebuilding his outward image to control how he comes across in public, whether it is to hide his insecurities, arrogance or cruelty. It’s also shown early on how he is actually able to drop this guard to some extent around Lucy Gray, which makes his actions harder to predict sometimes, and as a result for a more interesting plot. It’s quite a feat how the author entangles you into this story about someone not even that likeable; somehow you still root for Snow to magically take his life in a different direction, even though this is a prequel and we already know not even love (or whatever the feelings were that he called love) could save the guy.
Graphic: Child death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Violence, War, Classism, Murder, Toxic friendship, Death, and Genocide
Moderate: Deportation, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Cannibalism, Medical content, and Vomit
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
mpeach's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
Graphic: Child death, Classism, Racism, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, War, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Police brutality, Blood, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, and Toxic friendship
kylasmv15's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Murder, Toxic friendship, Violence, Blood, Child death, and Death
Moderate: Death of parent, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Classism, and Addiction
Minor: Grief, Alcohol, Dementia, Bullying, Cannibalism, War, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Abandonment, Drug use, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit
infjkiki'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: Violence, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Gore, Blood, Gun violence, War, Medical trauma, Murder, Confinement, and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Animal death, Abandonment, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Addiction, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Classism, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Drug use, Slavery, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Mental illness
Minor: Cannibalism and Pregnancy
eyescanbecruel's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Violence, Classism, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Child death, Animal cruelty, and Death
Moderate: Drug abuse, Alcohol, War, Death of parent, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Gore, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Cannibalism, Police brutality, Infidelity, and Animal death
luna_is_superior'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? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Child death, Drug use, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Classism, Gaslighting, Gore, Torture, Toxic friendship, Blood, Confinement, Police brutality, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Alcoholism, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Violence, War, Alcohol, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, and Vomit