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The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

26 reviews

jenuinesmile's review

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.75

 Dystopian world, citizens vs corrupt and abusive government, a teenage girl unknowingly started a rebellion by saving her sister. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Drug use, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicide attempt

cutesquish_21's review

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Being on my to read list for ages and it was just as amazing as people sais it was. Going to watch the film now!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Violence, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug use, Vomit, and Cannibalism

elle7_09's review

adventurous challenging emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation, Dysphoria, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

moonsongsiren's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? Yes

5.0

Truly one of the greatest things i’ve ever read. It’s a complex and compelling story that urges the reader to open their mind to the nuances of the world we live in. Panem may be a dystopian future- but it is all too real. 

Not to mention every character is lovable in their own way, and Katniss as a protagonist is one of the greatest I've ever seen. This book is considered a classic of young adult fiction, and it still holds strong to this day. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Genocide, Gore, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

cbrnd's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.5

It was funnier than I thought it would be, I imagined it much more dry or serious. I was pretty sure I would like the book, but it honestly was better than I expected. Katniss is a very well written protagonist in my opinion, with clear motivations and an understandable thought process. Peeta is an amazingly unique character, somehow subverting expections without feeling out of place. The world is also obviously well thought out, but there isn't a lot of time wasted explaining unnecessary details which is also a plus in my book.

All in all  it's a really solid start to an iconic series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Violence, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Addiction, Confinement, Drug use, and Classism

voldycat's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Gore, Torture, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, and War

Minor: Medical content

leeyongjin's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Alcohol, Colonisation, Dysphoria, and Classism

Minor: Cannibalism and Abandonment

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

wmalinn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

this is one of my favorite books of all time so i might be biased, but I loved every soul crushing moment. highly recommend 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Suicide attempt and War

Minor: Body shaming, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, and Cannibalism

smasson13's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective medium-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

4.5

*Reread*

I read this with my students and it is one of my favourite read alouds. Every time that I read this novel I feel like I make deeper connections and more complex understandings of the characters. It really is such a rich book series.

Also, my most reluctant readers like this one, which is always a plus! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Vomit, and Medical content