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The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

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_fallinglight_'s review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark sad tense fast-paced
  • 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


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tieflingmom's review

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • 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


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ag_berry's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging tense medium-paced
  • 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


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astrangewind's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-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

4.75

I am astonished, yet again, by the ease with which Collins examines the dynamics of an oppressive government, late-stage (and beyond) capitalism, death and trauma, and teenage love. When I first read The Hunger Games series, I was in middle school and had yet to grasp the intentions of the Hunger Games and those behind them. Now, after watching the movies (again) and reading Ballad, I find myself believing in and understanding Katniss and the complexity of her life before and after the Games, whereas as a preteen I was largely concerned with who she intended to date.

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. 

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lqne's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0


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flamesocks's review

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challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
  • 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


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e_emmaa's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0


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andst's review

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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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lucyford's review

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adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • 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

I read this after having seen the movies, and it’s like a whole different story. The plot is so well written and the characters are all so complex. While the level of reading is a bit low for my taste, I still thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and can’t wait to start the next one.

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billi3louise's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative 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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