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boglord's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child death, Pedophilia, Torture, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
tabbed_reads2much's review against another edition
- 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
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 ptsdbi_n_large's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Police brutality, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Suicide, and Torture
Minor: Ableism, Mental illness, and Pregnancy
orchidlilly's review against another edition
- 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
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
dqhvr's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Vomit, Alcohol, and War
Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
zombiezami's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.0
Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Confinement, Mental illness, Torture, Dementia, Alcohol, and Classism
Minor: Pregnancy and Sexual harassment
Saneismvalereads's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I'll begin with the positives; I appreciate the way Collins discusses how the trauma from the events of the first book has affected the protagonists and the accurate and thoughtful way it is portrayed (with a couple of exceptions). In addition the feeling of hopelessness Collins creates in the reader even when you know where the series is going, felt real and all-consuming in parts of the first half.
The pacing of this book was off. The first half was boring and tedious, enough that I gave up 1/3 of the way in on my first read through. The second half is much more fast paced but forgettable and never seems to be going anywhere until the end and the ending was weak.
Continuing from the first book, the romantic relationships were once again one of the weakest aspects of this novel. The only reason I do not consider them the weakest part overall is because the rest of this book was lacking.
Honestly, I can't say I recommend this book unless you really want to read on to Mockingjay.
Content warnings: animal death, death, gore, violence, medical content, police brutality, violence, addiction, alcoholism, animal cruelty, child death, ableism, drug abuse, drug use, slavery, suicidal thoughts, torture
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, and Medical content
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Animal cruelty
Minor: Ableism, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture