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kamrynkoble's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I REALLY thought I was FINALLY safe, but I still cried. At a resort in Mexico while a boy splashed me and drunk Europeans screamed. This trilogy is so beautiful and gut-wrenching and they just attack me in a way that no other books ever have. Katniss isn’t even real and I would do anything to give her a hug. Man, this book is just completely devastating and yet the epilogue is still so perfectly hopeful. I know I won’t ever be able to write books this powerful but I am so thankful that Collins did. I will never, EVER stop thinking about them and I’ve accepted that I’m going to be doing rereads for the rest of my life.
2023 Reread:
Well, I’m sobbing. I just finished reading this entire trilogy aloud to my husband—the boyfriend in my below 2019 reread that had to sit there while I cried then too.
I love this story. I love Katniss even more. It’s perfect. Each time I revisit Mockingjay especially, it means that much more to me. I don’t think there will ever be a time I can read this without crying. Favorite books ever, infinite stars.
2019 Reread:
When this book first came out, I was in fifth grade and I had to beg and plead for someone to take me to a Walmart to buy it.
It’s always been my “least favorite” of the trilogy. It just has a different feel to it. The games are different, Katniss is different, Lord knows Peeta is different. It’s cold, it’s bloody, it’s broken. I kept forgetting who all died until I would reach paragraphs before their deaths, and would be afraid to keep reading and reach the inevitable.
All three of these books broke me now in a way that they didn’t before. I’m older than Katniss now, not years younger when I first met this incredible protagonist.
Even though Mockingjay is generally considered the weakest book, I found myself having to exhale and mutter under my breath at the profoundness of various phrases. It’s gut-wrenching.
I think Mockingjay is the one I’ve reread the least. It’s not perfect. The trilogy isn’t perfect. But my word, it reached me. And that’s all I can ask for from literature. There’s no doubt in my mind that they will be considered classics, and I feel fortunate to have read them in their prime.
So here I am, sitting with my poor boyfriend crying over these characters and this story. I have a feeling this won’t be my last time returning to them.
Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and War
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Miscarriage and Pregnancy
punkisocks'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Miscarriage, Torture, and Pregnancy
sophie42'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
4.75
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Vomit, Alcohol, and Classism
Minor: Miscarriage, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
lizzy_brooks's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Drug use, Blood, and War
Moderate: Miscarriage and Torture
merle_ekmp's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Child death, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Miscarriage
justmeandmybooks'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
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture
Minor: Miscarriage
zozo_reads'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
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, and War
Moderate: Addiction and Alcoholism
Minor: Miscarriage
const_elle_ations's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Spoiler My only problem was that I feel like we don't really get to see Peeta turn back to his old self after the Capitol hijacked him? Also I'm just a little salty that we don't get to know their kids' names
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Murder, and War
Moderate: Drug use and Police brutality
Minor: Alcoholism and Miscarriage
chionifos'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Child death, Torture, and Blood
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Dementia
Minor: Miscarriage
goldsbuc'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
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism