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Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

17 reviews

chrisljm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

4.25

every scene between gale and katniss 👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼
also have to laugh at the people who read the final page before starting a book 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Pregnancy

katharina90's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.0

A strong sequel that doesn't suffer from middle book syndrome like so many other second books in a trilogy.

The story is off to a slow start and feels a little less exciting because we find ourselves back in a Hunger Games arena but the novelty of the concept has worn off a bit.

However the competitors are far more interesting and the growing tensions and revolutionary energy in the districts are compelling as well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Violence, Police brutality, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism and Classism

Minor: Drug abuse and Eating disorder

chronicacademia's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Medical content, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

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.

dani_21's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

a compelling sequel to the best dystopian novel there is.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gore, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Pregnancy

I mean, it's the hunger games, it's about kids killing kids and the capitol profiting of the exploitation of the districts.

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

emzilia's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Getting through my first reread of the series since I read them years ago. So much I had forgotten, and just like the first novel, so so so easy to read, the pages turned themselves. 

Suzanne Collins is a master with her words, and I pray to the gods I don’t believe in that she releases a new work separate from this world of Panem. Not that I am sick of the Hunger Games, but just to be able to read more of her writing. 

One aspect that did grate on me a little was the way Katniss’ obliviousness and staunchness was conveyed. Not that these are bad flaws to give a protagonist, but that I wish it was written out more as an unreliable narration and not dramatic irony. In my opinion the reader could too easily see through Katniss’ flawed assessment of many moments. It was done SO WELL when the wire snapped and Katniss was genuinely confused about Joanna and the situation at large.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Murder

Moderate: Drug abuse, Eating disorder, and Slavery