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Catching Fire - Tersulut by Suzanne Collins

106 reviews

robotnik's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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

5.0

I haven't read Mockingjay yet, but if it goes anyway like the movies, I can say, without a doubt, that Catching Fire is my favorite part of The Hunger Games trilogy. 

Catching Fire continues Katniss Everdeen's journey after becoming a Victor at the end of the Hunger Games, and, of course, it is not a fun ride.

Since, you know, she kind of has to go back into the Games, which is just sucky all around.

As the title might suggest, we start to see the flames of a rebellion against the Capitol take place, and, mostly against her own design, Katniss is at the center of it. 

What I distinctly like about Catching Fire isn't necessarily the plot, but the whole new cast of characters it brings to the table. In particularly, all the previous Victors who are now part of the Quarter Quell. Beetee is most definitely my favorite, but Johanna and Finnick are definitely up there. Hell, I enjoy everyone from Brutus to Chaff as well. It's interesting to see people, other than Haymitch and then Katniss and Peeta, who have experienced the horrors they have, and to see what kind of people they've turned out to be. Normally when books have to come up with an eclectic group of characters to introduce, they seem to flub it, but Catching Fire does a nice job with these guys. 

Of course, the plot isn't anything to snub at. The Quarter Quell is only in the last third of the book. The rest shows a lot more, so we aren't as focus on just the Games, and each page is filled with something that adds to it, rather than meaningless fluff. 

Katniss continues to grow as a character - whether for good or for worse - and she, at least, shows the effects of the trauma she has experienced (accuracy of PTSD aside), which is a relief as often protagonists seem to not have any. While she's not the perfect example of a great female lead, she's definitely probably the closest I've read in a long time.

I rarely consider books favourites, but Catching Fire is definitely one of them. There's still a few flubs here and there, but I'm excited to get to Mockingjay. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Minor: Drug abuse

the_addictt's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I absolutely loved this book and I fear I am emotionally scarred

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, and Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Fire/Fire injury

emmitt's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-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: Child death, Torture, and Grief

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, and Alcohol

rogerslh28's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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? No

5.0

Ughhh I knee the cliffhanger was coming but its still hard

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Gore, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders

polyanarchist's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Vomit, and Police brutality

Minor: Animal death, Confinement, Drug abuse, Gun violence, and Alcohol

kbeucler's review against another edition

4.5

The first time I read this book, I thought it was totally cliche that Collins *Spoiler* sent Katniss back to the Hunger Games. I was like ‘can’t you think of any other plots??’ But reading it now, I understand that that was the only course of action for Snow and the worst possible thing that could happen to Katniss. It is inevitable in the course of the building revolution. I am also a bit mad at my past self and all of my peers who were ‘team Peeta’ or ‘team Gale’ when really the point Collins was trying to make was that it’s fucked up that they’re trying to force Katniss to choose between them when if left to her own devices, she’d probably be ace. But for her own survival, she has to participate in this charade with Peeta and deal Gale being a whiny bitch about it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, and Drug abuse

turidt's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Vomit, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Gore, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

boglord's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child death, Pedophilia, Torture, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

ellionora's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Child death, Drug abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Torture, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body horror, Genocide, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, and War

beebrainn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Blood, and War

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and War