The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (The Hunger Games, #0)

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (The Hunger Games, #0)

Suzanne Collins

Enjoyment: 4.32Quality: 4.45Characters: 4.23Plot: 4.23
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Ambition will fuel him. Competition will drive him. But power has its price. It is the morning of the reaping that will kick off the tenth annual Hunger Games. In the Capitol, eighteen-year-old Coriolanus Snow is preparing for his one shot at glory as a mentor in the Games. The once-mighty house of Snow has fallen on hard times, its fate hanging on the slender chance that Coriolanus will be able to outcharm, outwit, and outmaneuver his fellow students to mentor the winning tribute. The odds are against him. He’s been given the humiliating assignment of mentoring the female tribute from District 12, the lowest of the low. Their fates are now completely intertwined—every choice Coriolanus makes could lead to favor or failure, triumph or ruin. Inside the arena, it will be a fight to the death. Outside the arena, Coriolanus starts to feel for his doomed tribute . . . and must weigh his need to follow the rules against his desire to survive no matter what it takes.

Publication Year: 2020


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    doing a reread of tbosas with my friend who is reading it for the first time, actually can't wait to hear her opinions on this LOL

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    the fact that Snow isn't a maniac but is in fact the perfect product of a capitalistic patriarchal society

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  • Thoughts from 63%

    I'm about to start the third part and I really like this book. I had read this before and I did like it, but now I'm liking it even more. I feel like it raises very interesting points on humanity, what's make people human and the dehumanisation that the people of the district are subjected to by Capitol Citizens. It's very telling to see how before the hunger games became this big reality show (before Snow, that is) even Capitol Citizens weren't invested, they didn't really like it. I like also how we are constantly reminded of the districts' humanity through Sejanus and his mother.

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