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The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

10 reviews

kwallace22's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

This book was so great I would even put it in one of the greatest of all times list. This book completely changed the way I read books. The 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Murder, Death of parent, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Genocide, Child death, Slavery, Physical abuse, War, Child abuse, Violence, Death, Colonisation, and Blood

andst's review

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I don't know if I'm giving this book 5 stars because I just finished reading it and I'm pumped but I genuinely cannot thing of a single thing that I did not like. I am kind of sad that I watched the movie first because I knew what was coming. Reading this book without knowing anything about it would've been a great experience. 

Basically... I understand the hype. And I want to emphasize that I don't expect a lot from young adult books anymore. At this point I just read them as palette cleansers but wow, this book really showed me that I have to be more selective because the young adult books I've been reading are trash compared to this one.

The characters are very lovable and when I say characters I pretty much mean Peeta. I get the hype, they got me again... I think I really like that this book is not narrated from his perspective because not knowing his intentions makes his character a hundred times more interesting and intriguing. He gives me a slice of bread and I am kept wondering if he's manipulating me into thinking that he's nice to get me to be his friend or if he's actually nice. I'm still not sure but he got me, I do want to be his friend.

At the end of the book I was really surprised that Peeta actually thought all this romance was a thing. C'mon, you're smarter than that! That actually did make me feel bad. But at the same time, we can't even blame Katniss because she just wants to go home. I really can't blame anyone:( I guess he IS a Loverboy after all. Or maybe he isn't? I'm not sure but I think I'm leaning towards "yes."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Body horror, Death, Grief, Confinement, Violence, Child death, and Gore

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Cursing, and Suicide

Minor: Cannibalism

izzysizemore's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Grief, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Classism

Minor: War, Death of parent, and Suicidal thoughts

paigeinabook's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Violence, Confinement, Cannibalism, Murder, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Physical abuse, Vomit, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Torture, Dysphoria, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic relationship

kitsunbae's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

The Hunger Games is an enjoyable series and the first book was better than I expected it to be. While the beginning of the book started at a slower pace, the plot intrigued me.

A very realistic view of how our world could be, the Hunger Games depicts the twisted and cruel nature of people in power and wealth. Katniss' character grew on me. In the beginning, she came across as a very brooding and dry person, but through the challenges of the Games, her intelligence and resourcefulness became very apparent. As well as this, her relationship with Peeta was sweet and sincere; I loved seeing them together! 

Overall, there was tension and drama galore in this book. I grew to love the characters and rooted for them throughout their challenges. The plot was interesting and well-paced, and I was eager to get ahold of the next books in the series once I finished it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Cursing

nadialonso's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Addiction, Animal death, Police brutality, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Death, War, Blood, Cannibalism, Classism, Cursing, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

notyanlin's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death of parent, Blood, Cursing, Police brutality, Alcoholism, Violence, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Child death, Alcohol, and War

hermioneinravenclaw's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Cannibalism, Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Torture, Murder, Suicide attempt, and Violence

lizzyc_16's review

adventurous dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, Violence, and Cursing

Minor: Death of parent and Animal death

anne311's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Child death, Addiction, Gore, Grief, and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Cursing, and Domestic abuse