Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

317 reviews

mlovesbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Murder, Violence, War, Gun violence, and Addiction

kymboh78's review against another edition

tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Blood, Toxic friendship, Child death, Violence, Murder, Gun violence, War, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Cannibalism, Drug use, and Drug abuse

mconroy9137's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Classism, Gore, Body horror, Torture, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Police brutality, Blood, Child death, Medical content, Violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Animal cruelty, Deportation, Drug use, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Dementia, Animal death, Alcohol, Misogyny, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Colonisation, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Cannibalism

Minor: Vomit, Pregnancy, Cursing, Excrement, Miscarriage, and Eating disorder

zghutcheson01's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

I enjoyed this book a lot and if you want an intro into philosophy about the human condition and role of government (think Hobbes, Locke, etc.), this is the perfect book for you. I wish I got to see more of Lucy Gray and the Covey from a perspective other than Snow’s but that would defeat the whole point so can’t complain too much about that

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Classism, Murder, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death, Gore, Murder, Gaslighting, Bullying, Grief, Dementia, Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Medical content, and Vomit

Minor: Body horror, Misogyny, Addiction, Gun violence, Blood, War, Police brutality, Cannibalism, Animal death, and Trafficking

booksandbesitos's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

This is the type of book that made me go “what the actual f***” once I put it down.

Oh my God, I knew to expect snows evilness going into this book and having read the description, and being an avid hunger games, reader, when I was younger.

But oh my God, the last few chapters are intense. Suzanne Collins did it once again it was beautiful, writing, and so much song.

Seriously this song lyrics are amazing and I can’t wait to see the film adaptation so I can listen to them

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Violence, Blood, and War

Moderate: Death of parent, Alcohol, Gun violence, Grief, and Gaslighting

Minor: Cannibalism, Drug use, and Vomit

matilde66's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence and Murder

Minor: Drug use

luhchan's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Alcohol, and Death

Moderate: Gun violence, Drug use, Murder, Violence, and War

robbiehuman's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent, Police brutality, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Gun violence, Blood, Child death, and Death

alp_books's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, War, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Gore, Police brutality, Addiction, Child death, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Vomit, Murder, Blood, Classism, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death of parent

justreads93's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Normally with sequels and prequels of major franchises I get nervous that they will be hastily produced cash grabs. But this is so well thought out and fleshes out the world of Panem through a lens we never really saw in the original trilogy. Snow was an interesting choice for the main character and narrator of the novel but through his perspective we see the Capital, the Games, and the Districts in a unique way. This book is more of a character study of how entitlement and prejudice and paranoia can become even more corrupt especially in the presence of an influence like Dr. Gaul. Snow has so many chances to change for the better but the way he justifies his actions to himself and the audience is an excellent example of an unreliable narrator. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Violence, Gun violence, Death, War, and Murder

Minor: Cannibalism