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A Cantiga dos Pássaros e das Serpentes by Suzanne Collins

18 reviews

rebecca_f's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

A good book that is darker than the original series and fits the slightly more mature audience. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Blood, and War

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Torture

Minor: Eating disorder

sadiaa's review against another edition

adventurous dark

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, War, and Classism

mattiedancer's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Writing: 4.75⭐️/5 

As with much of Collins' writing, the book thrives on its visually stunning and well-described settings. What any artistry in her writing might have lacked, she made up for with the impact of the world. And, even with a few stumbly sections in her writing, much of it read cleanly and beautifully–an intriguing insight into a poisonous mind.

Characters: 4.75⭐️/5

A few characters felt a touch jarring, but otherwise, like the setting, the world came alive with the characters. The way in which we understand Corionalus’ thoughts and mental state without overly empathizing with his goals is stunning. The side characters felt explored in their relationship with Coriolanus, meaning the people he liked we knew the most about and the people he thought ill of, we also felt the toxicity of his opinions. 

Plot: 4⭐️/5 

While the plot overall is intriguing and fascinating to watch unfold (believe me, I was slackjawed at several moments), I did feel (SPOILERS HERE) that the resolution of his attempted escape with Lucy Gray was rushed and unclear. Had the book been written in first person, I would’ve accepted this section gleefully as a possible blip in our narration due to an unreliable narrator, but I would have loved more of this section to focus on his mind unravelling a bit slower – as well as Lucy Gray’s realization moving a bit slower – so we could understand this section fully. And, even though I loved all the symbolism that ties us to the original trilogy, the added details connecting Lucy Gray to Katniss’ rebellion and how personally it integrated into Corionalus’ life felt too on the nose. The moment in which Lucy uses the excuse of finding katniss (the plant) to leave him felt a bit too heavy-handed for the analogy that later Katniss (the person) will cause his undoing. The song, The Hanging Tree, being written for him by Lucy also felt too coincidental, especially when tied with his heavy hatred of the mockingjays around District 12 during his time there. I wish some of these tie-backs had been removed or made less vital to slowly grit on his nerves, rather than to so obviously connect him to Katniss. 

Who Should Read This Book? 

• Fans of The Hunger Games trilogy

Content Warnings? 

• Death, murder, child death, parent death, illness, cannibalism, blood, injury, medical trauma, gore

Post-Reading Rating:  5⭐️/5

I wish it had gone on a bit longer, but I was happy with the conclusion.

Final Rating: 4.5⭐️/5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Dementia, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Eating disorder, Misogyny, and Sexism

laineydunne's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Hate crime, Rape, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Police brutality, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, and War

haley_reads_books's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

4.0

I really liked the first half of this book, but I felt it dragged on after the games until the last few chapters which held so many plot twists I didn’t see coming at all. I can’t wait to see how the movie turns out!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

jojo_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Murder, War, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Blood, Dementia, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Eating disorder, Slavery, and Grief

emfass's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Death of parent, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Medical content, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and War

Minor: Eating disorder, Torture, Vomit, Dementia, and Cannibalism

Main character is food insecure for the first part of the book; mother died in childbirth

abbybiegs's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

THIS BOOK WAS SO AMAZING OH MY GOD. at first, it was a little slow and i have to be honest, i had my doubts. but, i should NEVER doubt suzanne collins’ talent. she’s absolutely amazing and her story arcs never fail to leave my jaw dropped. i hope to see this turned into a movie, i know it won’t disappoint!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, and War

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Genocide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Xenophobia, Vomit, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, Drug use, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting