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Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

39 reviews

sadiaa's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, Medical content, Drug use, Violence, Blood, Eating disorder, War, Alcohol, Child death, and Injury/Injury detail

thogek's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Violence, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Alcohol, and Death

Minor: Pregnancy, Medical content, Gun violence, and Drug use

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This is one of those books where I wonder about the characters afterwards because I keep thinking about them. Because both this book and the last feature the main characters in the Hunger Games, the layout is kind of similar. I also noticed more in this book that Katniss plays right into the "not like other girls" trope, which is disappointing. I also felt like narrator choice for this book wasn't quite right. Katniss is a hunting, rough, scrappy character, and the narrator had an extremely proper style of speaking.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, Murder, and Alcoholism

Minor: Abandonment, Drug use, Grief, and Pregnancy

aiiime's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Drug use, Chronic illness, Cursing, Blood, Animal cruelty, Gaslighting, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Alcohol, Child death, Animal death, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Sexual harassment, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Addiction

eleanora's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Police brutality, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Animal death, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug abuse, Confinement, Drug use, War, Torture, Sexual assault, and Pregnancy

rylin_marie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

ok. first off. i WILL BE SUING FOR CINNA’S DEATH. HE DIDN’T DESERVE THAT! 

when peeta said “if it weren’t for the baby” my soul left my body. 

don’t get me started on finnick. he is an angel. i will forever love him. he deserves every sugar cube in the entire world. when he tried to protect mags i cried. i actually cried. more for him than for her honestly. i’m nominating mags as my new grandma. 

a note to katniss: JUST MARRY THE BOY WITH THE BREAD OH MY GOODNESS! peeta is so perfect and he always puts her over him. 

this was a pretty good book overall!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Blood, Animal death, Addiction, Gore, Death, and Grief

sophlouise_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Child death, Grief, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Drug use, Pregnancy, and Drug abuse

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

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

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

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