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A review by kimschouwenaar
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
adventurous
challenging
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Stop romanticising Coriolanus Snow. He is an obsessive, untrustworthy asshole who literally got his only true friend killed and hates William Wordsworth.
That being said, I didn't love this. Although I very much enjoyed returning to the world of The Hunger Games, the characters were flat and the story wasn't as compelling as the original trilogy. It gives a nuanced history of President Snow and the songs Katniss sings, but Snow and Lucy Gray just didn't give me the same kind of excitement as the Katniss, Peeta, Prim, Finnick, etc. did. Coriolanus is a whining piece of crap throughout the whole novel, but I'm glad to see he's always been a manipulative narcissist. The only person I was rooting for is Sejanus, and Suzanne Collins did him dirty ):
Nevertheless, I am glad I read this book and went to see the movie. It has resurrected my adoration for the books and the movies, and I'll probably be rereading them rather sooner than later; obviously, I have already rewatched the movies.
If you have come this far, I am very much looking for more book friends! You can find me on:
IG: kimschouwenaar
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Goodreads: Kim Schouwenaar
I am also in the midst of creating an IG account specifically for my reading, writing and art journey, which you will be able to find under the username @shelvesofsanity! And I'm obviously on here, so feel free to send me a friend request! (:
- kim <3
That being said, I didn't love this. Although I very much enjoyed returning to the world of The Hunger Games, the characters were flat and the story wasn't as compelling as the original trilogy. It gives a nuanced history of President Snow and the songs Katniss sings, but Snow and Lucy Gray just didn't give me the same kind of excitement as the Katniss, Peeta, Prim, Finnick, etc. did. Coriolanus is a whining piece of crap throughout the whole novel, but I'm glad to see he's always been a manipulative narcissist. The only person I was rooting for is Sejanus, and Suzanne Collins did him dirty ):
Nevertheless, I am glad I read this book and went to see the movie. It has resurrected my adoration for the books and the movies, and I'll probably be rereading them rather sooner than later; obviously, I have already rewatched the movies.
If you have come this far, I am very much looking for more book friends! You can find me on:
IG: kimschouwenaar
TT: _kimschouwenaar
Goodreads: Kim Schouwenaar
I am also in the midst of creating an IG account specifically for my reading, writing and art journey, which you will be able to find under the username @shelvesofsanity! And I'm obviously on here, so feel free to send me a friend request! (:
- kim <3