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katvou 's review for:
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
by Suzanne Collins
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I liked Lucy Gray as a character, she had an interesting personality and story. Coriolanus Snow on the other hand is someone I didn’t like, maybe some of my dislike is because I’ve read the original Hunger Games trilogy and I know who he becomes after. Also I found him quite annoying in this book.
The idea of the book was interesting, but I would have loved to read more about the game itself. I liked that the book showed more of the “behind the scenes” of the game but still I would have wanted more of the game. Especially the ending of the game just fell flat.
I really didn’t like how Snow was complaining about being poor, having to eat cabbage soup etc when he lived in a nice house in the Capitol. And simultaneously his tribute was from a really poor district.
This book felt like a cash grab, haven’t seen the movie so I don’t know whether it’s better or worse. I would have loved to read a book about Haymitch and his time in the game, or Finnick instead.
The idea of the book was interesting, but I would have loved to read more about the game itself. I liked that the book showed more of the “behind the scenes” of the game but still I would have wanted more of the game. Especially the ending of the game just fell flat.
I really didn’t like how Snow was complaining about being poor, having to eat cabbage soup etc when he lived in a nice house in the Capitol. And simultaneously his tribute was from a really poor district.
This book felt like a cash grab, haven’t seen the movie so I don’t know whether it’s better or worse. I would have loved to read a book about Haymitch and his time in the game, or Finnick instead.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Toxic friendship, War
Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Cannibalism