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_fallinglight_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Blood, Child death, and Death
Moderate: Suicide, Death of parent, Vomit, Ableism, and Sexism
Minor: Sexual assault and Cannibalism
tieflingmom's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Grief, War, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Child death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Classism, Death of parent, and Suicide
ag_berry's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Murder, Confinement, Animal death, Eating disorder, Child death, Body horror, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Physical abuse, Grief, Classism, and Blood
Moderate: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Gore, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Medical content, and War
astrangewind's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
The Hunger Games is utterly un-put-down-able. I already know the story and how it ends, but even so, I cried at the same parts I always have. The depth of the characters and world and story, how cleanly it foreshadows the following books, the realistic depiction of PTSD.... it's all brilliant.
The only reason this book gets less than 5 stars is that the writing is just the slightest bit stunted, and I found parts of the book rather dull, particularly before the Games proper. (Although I found that Ballad didn't have this problem, but it could be the first-person vs. third-person perspective. So I definitely don't blame Collins for that.)
This book is truly a must-read for everyone.
Graphic: Murder, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Child death, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Grief, Gore, and Medical content
Minor: War, Suicide, Cannibalism, Vomit, Death of parent, and Classism
lqne's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Death
Moderate: Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Grief
Minor: Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Torture, War, Suicide, Classism, and Vomit
flamesocks's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Death, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Violence, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Medical content, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, War, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Cannibalism
e_emmaa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Murder, Child death, Alcoholism, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Violence
Moderate: Gore, Death, Suicide attempt, Animal death, and Death of parent
Minor: Addiction, Death of parent, Cannibalism, Suicide, Alcohol, War, Alcoholism, and Animal death
andst's review
- 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
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.
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
lucyford's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Death, Child death, Gore, Violence, Murder, Genocide, Grief, and Body horror
Moderate: Police brutality, Addiction, Confinement, Vomit, Alcohol, Physical abuse, and Suicide
billi3louise's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death, Child death, Animal death, Death of parent, War, Violence, Suicide, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, and Blood