quizkidpatrick 's review for:

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

4.25

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I feel like this is even better a second time. Coriolanus is such a sniveling weasel, you just love to hate him. Collins has mastered the balance of making you feel sorry for him and loathing him for a good while in the book. The movie almost makes him too charming because the audience doesn't get a real sense of the contempt he has for so many things. Dude was raging on birds and then comparing his lust object to a bird. Total loser material.