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loveisabird's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
now to be fair, while 14-year-olds were ostensibly the target audience, how many 14-year-olds were really equipped to deal with the themes and questions put forward by mockingjay? how were 14-year-olds supposed to understand what was going on with president coin, or why katniss didn’t make her romantic choice until the last paragraph in the most undramatic manner?
so i stand by my belief that the hunger games should not have been YA books. mockingjay does tell a good story, even with all its tragedies, which is evident when you’re 27. but that good story is ridiculously rushed. so my new the hot take is that mockingjay should have been two books. i think both more things needed to happen plot-wise in the revolution, and we needed more time spent on some of the things that did happen. (admittedly an argument that could be made for any of these books).
conveniently taking this stance means the controversial stance that it was correct to have two mockingjay movies is further validated. it SHOULD have been two movies because it should have been two BOOKS!!!!!!!!
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Self harm, Kidnapping, and Death of parent
judeb0x's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Animal cruelty, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy
a_wandering_thinker's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and War
paloverdepages's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Gore, Gun violence, Torture, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, and Vomit
c00kie123's review against another edition
- 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
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!
Graphic: Child death, Death, and Blood
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Addiction
tararising's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.75
My problems with the book:
- Pacing: I get the appeal of a trilogy but this series may have done better as a quartet because I really enjoyed the pace of the first half and then it got wonky. I also really enjoyed Boggs as a character and his relationship with Katniss so it would make sense to me to have the story beats for a split between books revolve around him.
- I would have liked one more moment with her dad at the end (some memory of him in the woods) to wrap up that arc and provide more certainty for the audience as to why she returned to District 12
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- That fuck ass epilogue
Unrelated but I believe fan interpretation that Haymitch and Effie fell in love lol
Graphic: Addiction and War
Moderate: Torture
saliwali's review
- 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
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Drug use
risaleel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gore, Violence, and War
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, and Alcohol
Minor: Confinement, Drug abuse, and Drug use
la_licia33's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
sea_sea's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism