Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Ballada ptaków i węży by Suzanne Collins

469 reviews

celina246's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.75

Suzanne Collins was in her bag with this one. this was suchhh a great book I could not put it down.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gun violence, and Grief

Minor: Vomit, Police brutality, Dementia, Death of parent, War, and Deportation

xx_wraith_of_dusk_xx's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Violence, Vomit, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty, Slavery, and Classism

dcdc's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-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: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Moderate: Alcoholism and Suicidal thoughts

rmgiannino's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-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

5.0

The world of The Hunger Games is so riveting and this book was no different than the trilogy. I really enjoyed learning all of the things that became a part of The Hunger Games because of Coriolanus. He was such an easy character to enjoy until the end. I really didn’t know what was going to happen but obviously knew he’d make his way to the dark side and back home. 

The only downside of this book was that the names drove me bonkers!!!! They were all just so silly and I know that’s just the way of the Capitol but it was a breath of fresh air when the storyline moved to the districts. It’s so obvious to see why President Snow hated Katniss so much because she must’ve reminded him so much of Lucy Gray.

I loved that the Covey was a bluegrass band. Bluegrass is some of our favorite music and I’m excited to listen to the music in the movie! I really loved all of the connections in this one and I can’t wait to watch the movie adaption soon to compare.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence and War

rsoule7'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? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, War, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Genocide, Gun violence, Torture, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying

kaitidid's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Violence, Police brutality, Death of parent, Colonisation, War, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Cannibalism

Minor: Animal cruelty and Toxic friendship

spitzy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Death of parent, and Classism

wallywoahjack's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.25

You have no idea how many notes there are in my copy that literally say either “Jesus Christ”, “DUDE” or “my god”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Cannibalism, and Alcohol

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Stalking, and Death of parent

undecidedpersonality's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Classism

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Kidnapping

kelsey24's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I love a good villain origin story, and this one kept my attention for 500+ pages. In this prequel to the Hunger Games we get a deep dive into young Snow and his quest for power and control. The author does an amazing job of telling the story through the lens of a truly terrible person in a way that feels terrifyingly realistic. Snow is the definition of someone who does good things for bad/selfish reasons. The author's writing style would suck me in where just when I would begin to empathize and root for Snow, I would have to consciously snap myself out of it and remember that he is doing these seemingly 'nice' things simply for his own gain. Obsessed with his reputation and family legacy, it was scary to think about how many young men really think like this. I do worry that, like with the Hunger Games trilogy books and movies, the main takeaway from some readers will be the 'star-crossed love story', although I would argue that there really isn't one. Instead, it is a toxic and dangerous 'love' that is based on control, image, and self-serving possibilities. 

Giving this 4 stars because I do feel like it could have been a bit shorter than 500+ pages.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail