Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Das Lied von Vogel und Schlange by Suzanne Collins

143 reviews

calamityin's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Toxic friendship, War, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Police brutality, Grief, Medical content, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Violence, Addiction, Child death, Colonisation, and Death

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Suicidal thoughts, Dementia, Medical trauma, Bullying, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal death, Cannibalism, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Blood, and Vomit

leedolee's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

While I hate Snow, it was cool reading about the past. I liked learning more about past Panem and the early developments with how the Hunger Games would eventually pan out. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, War, Toxic relationship, Violence, Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, Murder, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Emotional abuse, Classism, Gore, Genocide, Gaslighting, Death, Child death, Death of parent, and Confinement

Minor: Cannibalism

arikaking's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

absolutely phenomenal book; i finished it days ago, and cannot stop thinking about it! the music, the mystery, the craziness it was all so fast paced and really made you understand how terrible and messed up both coriolanus and the capitol are. 

Spoiler

knowing everything about lucy gray baird is so so wild! the way she wrote the hanging tree and (possibly) deep in the meadow. even the way that her ballad is a foreshadow of what happens to her at the end. there’s no way katniss’ father was not a covey. (most likely the son of maude ivory)

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: War, Addiction, and Alcoholism

Minor: Cannibalism

xandriamonique's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I am conflicted. I enjoyed reading Suzanne Collins again; the writing and world building is what you'd expect from a book. Well done and raises the bar for my next reads.

Coriolanus? I have a renewed hate for this man. Every single thing was him being worried about how it would reflect on him, tarnishing his reputation. I'm glad this wasn't a redemption arc for him.

The Covey? Protect them at all cost.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism and Alcohol

Minor: Cannibalism, Drug abuse, and Drug use

stephanieluxton'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I loved the beginning and the end of this book. The unfortunate part was the middle which felt more drawn out than it needed to be.

The characters were great. The main characters were nicely fleshed out. They felt complex and interesting. I loved their introductions and watching their relationships grow and change. I enjoyed seeing how they reacted to the dire situations they found themselves in. 

The actual hunger games part was pretty dull. This is a prequel so the games are significantly more primitive and less wild than in the main series, but I didn't feel immersed. I suppose that's largely because we are seeing the games from Snows perspective, and he is a spectator. 

Then there's a good chunk of story after the games that I just felt was dry and slow. It didn't pick up again until the very end where some major changes happen.

I can see why some people wouldn't like the ending but I thought it was satisfying enough, although it felt quite rushed compared to so much that comes before it.

As far as prequels go, this was decent. It's not better than the hunger games or catching fire but. I think I enjoyed it more than mockingjay.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism

Moderate: Drug use, Addiction, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and War

Minor: Death of parent, Cannibalism, and Sexual content

kiwichill's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

4.5

Prequel to The Hunger Games trilogy 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and War

Moderate: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Classism, Death of parent, Deportation, and Gun violence

mjs_18's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I really liked it! Darker than the Hunger Games trilogy. Great world creation and very immersive. I felt like I was in Panem along for the ride with the characters!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Gore, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Classism

Minor: War, Murder, and Blood

theuncannydani's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-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: Child death, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Violence, Gore, Slavery, Xenophobia, Death, Grief, Classism, Confinement, Death of parent, Body horror, Torture, and War

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Vomit, Addiction, Drug abuse, Police brutality, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Alcohol, Sexism, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Drug use and Terminal illness

ahawkins11's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Police brutality, Child abuse, Dementia, Drug abuse, Gore, Child death, Death, Addiction, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Grief, and War

heathernikki52's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.25

Really fascinating look at the making of a villain

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Death of parent and Drug abuse