Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

38 reviews

a_libra_library's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

As someone who only watched the movies I loved the book. The characters more fleshed out, Katniss more unreliable narrator. Peeta being undeniably good. The story had such a flow that I couldn't stop reading. The deaths in the book hit harder than any movie could which makes me feel nervous for Mockingjay. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Child death, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

tabbed_reads2much's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Drug use, Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and War

Maybe don't read this if you're actively coping with ptsd

theirgracegrace's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

This second instalment of the Hunger Games trilogy continues the series explosive and visceral storytelling with a new harrowing chapter. Katniss and Peeta have survived the horrors of the Hunger Games, but now they have unwittingly ignited the spark of revolution. This volume continues the series' commentary on the decadent Capital and its excesses, in contrast to the desperation and unrest of the Districts. Similarly, the depth of critique of state surveillance is great, surprising readers in 2009 but less novel to contemporary readers, revealing much about our current society. The twists and turns of this book build toward its terrifying conclusion and a new paradigm that might change the course of a nation. Amazing book that I could not put down!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

roadesntoades's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Trafficking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, War, and Classism

luminifera's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.5

A solid sequel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Vomit, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

You see a clear deterioration of Katniss' mental health in this book. There are also more details about how horrible their society is.

readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Child death, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

viacrow's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

katniss is actually so funny bc one minute she’s convincing herself she doesn’t love peeta and the next she’s talking about how much she loves his eyelashes like GIRL???? how repressed are you 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Classism

orchidlilly's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Xenophobia, Dementia, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Cursing, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

gracewiley's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, and War

Minor: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

octagon's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Torture, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Alcoholism and Drug abuse

Minor: Pregnancy