Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

52 reviews

lj_sophia's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Wow. This was a much more complex story than that of the original Hunger Games trilogy. It's violent, dark, compelling, and a wonderful way to set up Katniss's story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Suicide, Grief, and Cannibalism

the_pysselfia's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Blood, Cannibalism, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

melongin's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racism, Blood, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Self harm, Suicide, and Police brutality

Minor: Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Dementia, Stalking, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

garlicbelle's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Overall a good book, a great read that took me back to my time as a teenager reading the original hunger games. My one qualm is that the pacing is weird and it ends very abruptly. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

ag_berry's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Toxic friendship, and War

Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Slavery, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Death of parent, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

amelia53's review against another edition

adventurous 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Suicide

mhowell19's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I think that some Hunger Games fans may steer clear of this novel because they think it paints President Snow in a sympathetic light. I personally didn’t get that from the book at all! I think it’s a fantastic execution of an unreliable narrator and a great look into Panem before Katniss. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Suicide

angelmoo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Suicide, Violence, Murder, and War

Moderate: Death of parent

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

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

Minor: Drug use and Terminal illness

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Suicide and War