Reviews tagging 'Death'

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

457 reviews

a_wandering_thinker's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Addiction, Confinement, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Child death, Gun violence, Medical content, War, Blood, Murder, Suicide attempt, Torture, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, and Grief

matcha_pages's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, and Violence

Moderate: Torture

ladybanecourt's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

✨4.5/5✨
Stunning, brilliant, fantastic—there are so many words to describe the book. It made me cry so many times, it made me tense so many times, and it was heavy in a way that clings to your heart and perhaps your very being after you read it. It highlights so many realistic tragedies of war, and I think it's a book worth reading for that alone.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, War, Death, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, and Torture

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Murder, and Trafficking

yajairat's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-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? N/A

4.0

I remember not liking this book at all when I was younger, but after this reread I have a new appreciation for it. My only gripe with it is the fact that we are told a lot of what happens rather than being in the action since we are only viewing Katniss's perspective. But overall, this was a... not nice conclusion but an appropriate one for this series. Some things that stuck out to me:

- Collins gives us an unflinching view of the effects of war throughout this book. War is devastating, the loss of life unimaginable, the trauma that it causes is deep. No one comes out on the other side unscathed. 

- Like the previous two books, I think this one (and the entire series as a whole) is just so well thought out. I used to dislike the fact that Katniss loses a lot of her agency in Mockingjay, but I realize now that this was most likely intentional. It's still not pleasant to read, but you realize that this shows just how she kind of becomes a piece of the games again, used as a pawn by this new president. And it has us questioning throughout the book, "once this war ends and if this new government takes over, will things really change? Or is this a never-ending cycle?". 

- Can't say that this ended on the brightest note, but I do appreciate the hope that it gives us. Even though Katniss suffered through tragedy after tragedy, she learns to find small moments of happiness in her daily life. 

These books were truly an influential part of my adolescence, so glad I reread them and found new things to appreciate. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

paloverdepages's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This time around, I finished the book in a matter of hours. I can appreciate the story so much more now.

Prim's death

was the first time a book made me cry. That memory is so strong in my head that I had forgotten how horrific some other parts are. 10/10 for catharsis, exactly what I needed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Mental illness, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Medical content, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Torture, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Mass/school shootings, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Grief, and Gun violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Vomit, and Drug use

samanthaeumir's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Mental illness, Police brutality, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Violence, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Gore, Miscarriage, War, Murder, Physical abuse, Slavery, and Torture

dizzyizzyy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, War, Violence, Genocide, Classism, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Police brutality, Gun violence, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Alcoholism, Torture, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Minor: Slavery, Vomit, Pregnancy, Incest, Trafficking, Miscarriage, and Adult/minor relationship

hjb_128's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Slavery, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Alcoholism

c00kie123's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad fast-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

5.0

Honestly I am still mad about

Prim and finnick

unnecessary deaths, but really this is a WAR. people die! I don't understand why some people are missing that! 
Also, some people complain about the love triangle between katniss, gale, and peeta. However, I don't think this book is a romantic thing. It doesn't have the same feel as the other books.
Some people complain about the book being boring, but that's not the case for me. The only boring part for me is (slight not really spoiler) when there is that long period of time when snow is alive and katniss is silent. Personally, this is the most boring book of the three, only because in the first and second book included the actual hunger games and not becoming part of the Capitol. But, let's face it, we all saw it coming.
If y'all really don't like this, I can see why, but I give this a 5/5!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Addiction

saliwali's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Torture, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Gun violence, Violence, Death, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, Blood, Forced institutionalization, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Alcoholism