Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Hunger games: Síla vzdoru by Suzanne Collins

71 reviews

andrikkk's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

marisbockshelf's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Torture, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, War, Violence, Suicide attempt, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Blood

jenna_justi2004's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, Violence, Trafficking, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Sexism, Rape, Physical abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders

elle_dee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Miscarriage, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, Violence, and War

paularize's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, Violence, War, and Mental illness

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical content, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Death of parent and Adult/minor relationship

eficca33's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I re-read this series as an adult, and wow. Collins grasps the realities of oppression, revolution, etc. better than most (yt) authors I've read. She also portrays the effects of trauma extremely well without slowing down the have of the story which is a phenomenal skill to have mastered. There's a reason these books are so beloved.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Torture, Medical content, Gun violence, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Classism, Child death, Vomit, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Violence, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Slavery, and Kidnapping

amna_a's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective tense slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Child death, Death, Drug use, and Grief

Moderate: Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Suicide attempt

emzilia's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

In my rereading of THG trilogy, I considered leaving this one out.  It truly is four hundred and fifty odd pages of bleakness. Of a seventeen year old being puppeteered for a war effort, whilst struggling alone with the overwhelming trauma that death, loss, murder and manipulation brings. I could hardly read the last fifty pages through my tears.

Katniss’ predicament makes sense of course, and the conversation Collins presents about war and enemies and victors I agree with, but it needs saying that this conclusion of the trilogy has such a bleak and dark plot that I am left feeling empty.

Despite the love I have for this series, I forgot and am disappointed in how shoehorned in the love triangle conflict is. In a series about a child living in famine, thrust into murder for sport - twice, who becomes unwittingly thrown about as a pawn for the rebel cause surrounded by adults who are largely unfussed by her unaddressed trauma, and then is off to battle in the war herself in a series of mishaps- Of course! We must remember this protagonist is a girl, so we must save room for the only two male friends in her life to compete as love interests. It is a sad feature in most YA novels with a female protagonist. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, Violence, and Vomit

kaylallavender's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Violence, War, Murder, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, and Classism

Moderate: Torture, Addiction, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Trafficking, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Miscarriage

elisetutt's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

This is my least favourite book in the series but is still very well written and has very thought provoking aspects. I enjoy a lot of the side characters such as Finnick, Johanna and their friendships and bonding with Katniss. I also like the military and resistance aspects of the story we do see, however I would have liked the story to have more focus on this. I still enjoyed Katniss' POV and in re-reading this book I understand her emotions and actions more. I also enjoyed that Suzanne didn't shy away from the horrors of war and the PTSD and mental health issues that can result/be triggered by that trauma.   

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse

Minor: Sexual assault and Torture