Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

De ballade van slangen en zangvogels by Suzanne Collins

187 reviews

madanxiety's review against another edition

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

5.0

Wow. Suzanne Collins has still got it. This series really makes for a fascinating study of political allegory, propaganda and unreliable narration. This particular novel maps the stunning transformation of a privileged boy into a self-righteous villain. Poor Lucy Gray. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, War, Violence, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Murder, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Drug abuse and Vomit

pysselfia's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Alcohol, Body horror, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Child abuse, Classism, and Colonisation

Moderate: Child death, Classism, Medical trauma, Xenophobia, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Murder, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Police brutality, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Body shaming, Death of parent, Drug use, Gaslighting, Grief, Misogyny, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Addiction, Cannibalism, Colonisation, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, War, Forced institutionalization, Child abuse, Genocide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Physical abuse, and Toxic friendship

madflatt's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Torture, Outing, Gun violence, Grief, Blood, War, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Child death

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Classism, and Death of parent

Minor: Dementia

kendra_taylors_version's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Murder, Alcohol, Vomit, Animal death, Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, Child death, Classism, Addiction, Grief, Confinement, Death of parent, Drug use, Violence, War, Blood, Cannibalism, Death, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, Medical content, and Suicidal thoughts

karly_ackley's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, Blood, Alcohol, and Child death

Moderate: War, Police brutality, Addiction, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Death

kamrynkoble's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-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

4.0

Wow. I’ve attempted to finish this book multiple times, and I finally succeeded (after watching the movie—I know, I’m bad). The first part is still slow, but it swiftly picks up for parts 2 and 3.

I am both amazed and horrified. There was so much fascinating food for thought about the world and the Hunger Games, and it’s incredibly interesting to compare this time period to Katniss’s era.

Snow is . . . Something else entirely. I was regularly horrified by his inner monologue, and I wish the movie had a You-style voiceover, as the movie does not properly showcase how sick this man is. 

I don’t think I’ve met anyone else who’s as big a fan of the Hunger Games as me, but I’m a Katniss girl through-and-through, so I think that’s why I struggled with this one. But it’s brilliant, and I’m glad I read it. Now I want to reread the original trilogy for the ninth time. 

I did listen to the audiobook version, and the slam poetry/speak singing regularly had me cracking up. “La la, la la. La la la. La La, la la la. 😐” The music in the movie was so wonderful (all the callbacks to the trilogy? Genius, perfect, spectacular) so I wish they would find the budget to re-record, especially since the narrator can sing. But I know that’s never going to happen. 

I have a feeling I’m going to be still thinking about this book plenty months from now. Suzanne Collins is forever my favorite. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Child death

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Blood

am4man's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Bullying, Drug use, Murder, Blood, Physical abuse, Classism, Child death, Drug abuse, Death, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, and Police brutality

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Torture

bookswithbethx's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Grief, Murder, War, Child abuse, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, and Violence

Minor: Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Addiction

praisethee's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

Brilliant story that had me hooked the entire time. I have never hated a main character as much as I have reading this but that's what makes it amazing. The character's we're amazing and so well explored.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Trafficking, Grief, Genocide, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, War, Hate crime, Torture, Suicide attempt, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

Minor: Death of parent and Animal death

readingdragon's review against another edition

tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Child death

Moderate: Toxic friendship, War, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Medical trauma