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phantastic 's review for:
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
by Suzanne Collins
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder, Alcohol, War, Classism
Moderate: Body horror
Minor: Drug abuse, Death of parent
• Classism: The main character, Coriolanus, constantly and consistently looks down on the Districts while praising the Capitol. /
• Death, Murder, Violence, & War: The story is about a game in which District citizens are forced to murder one another as post-war punishment. /
• Alcohol: Several characters drink alcohol throughout the entire course of the story. /
• Body Horror: A classmate, Clemensia, develops molted, yellowed skin and snake scales after being bitten by a mutated snake. /
• Death of parent: Coriolanus’ parents have died, and he mentions this briefly at several points throughout the book. /
• Drug abuse: Side character Casca Highbottom is addicted to ‘morphling,’ a derivative of morphine.