Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

982 reviews

zoeelora's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

snowyshoes's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-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

5.0

this book really surprised me. it was amazing. I loved watching snows descent into tyrany and enjoyed that it focused on him at a younger age. even the ending didn't feel rushed, though the

possinly killing of Lucy gray

did feel a little forced. truly an amazing book. adds a lot of depth to the hunger games world and president snow and the hunger games themselves. it does a great job of humanizing him while also reminding us definitely that he is a villain 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and War

Minor: Addiction and Cannibalism

kiwi_of_serenity's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring mysterious medium-paced

4.25

Collins did a great job with this prequel! Snow’s story was dramatic and fraught with ethical dilemmas, but it was fascinating to watch him make ‘good’ choices for the wrong reasons. This was far more interesting than just watching him be or become evil, which is what so many villain prequel books do. I was also really invested in Lucy Gray and her story, and often felt like the book was mainly about her, but Coriolanus didn’t know it. One of my favorite things about the Hunger Games series— the use of songs and especially ballads— was on full blast in this book. This was well done and thoroughly enjoyable. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Cannibalism

thebookwormclub's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Addiction and Suicidal thoughts

mattimacca's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• 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: Child death, Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent and War

spttsn's review against another edition

challenging dark sad 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

4.0

This is the first book that made me cry this year, so it gets bonus points just for that.

Coriolanus' internal justification for his actions starts almost acceptable and spirals into truly psychotic - or maybe sociopathic is more correct.  An insight into intense radicalisation that you can't help but keep reading. 

Some say there are pacing issues, and maybe that's true, but I like to believe this was intentional to reflect the story. Everything happening in quick succession leading up to the games, the slowing down in

district 12, almost the calm before the storm

, and the way the end speeds up as

the rest of this man's sanity unravels and he seemingly loses the plot entirely

.

Go into this as spoiler free as you can - I think it will hit different if you don't know certain events are going to happen.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Cannibalism, and War

leonorxlx's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

4.0

snow lands on top

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Murder

emily1256's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, and Murder

_ren's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, and Medical trauma

Minor: Confinement, Torture, and Vomit

cavallonee's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Gore and Death of parent

Minor: Vomit and Cannibalism