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The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

152 reviews

bookaddictellagershon's review

adventurous dark emotional inspiring sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

_ren's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and War

heyitsdaliiii's review against another edition

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

Nothing about this book was bad, I loved it from the very beginning until the very end and couldn’t wait to keep reading. Guess I’ll have to get the second book now.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, and Murder

luminifera's review

dark emotional 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

Great book, been re-reading it almost every year for the past 10 years. Recommend it for older teens (14+) and young adults.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Confinement, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Excrement, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Animal death, Drug use, Gun violence, Misogyny, Suicide, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Pregnancy, and War

samcsmith's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Gore, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

readingwithkaitlyn's review

adventurous challenging emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Racial slurs and Abandonment

Minor: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Police brutality, and Sexual harassment

genny's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

I had never read or watched The Hunger Games before. For some reason, I did watch Catching Fire (though I can't remember anything about it anymore) and over the years I got the gist of what happened in the first book/movie. So I went into this without the nostalgia, already aware of the plot twists...and I loved it! I couldn't put it down! I listened to the special edition audio narrated by Tatiana Maslany, and my goodness, she nailed it. I watched the movie right after finishing the book and the transition felt seamless because the voices nearly matched. I just found it so fun to listen to despite the dark content. 💀

Katniss is a refreshing protagonist in that she had no grand ambitions, only survival and keeping those closest to her safe. She was very clearly still a kid thrust into adult responsibilities, someone with a lot of heart who's been forced to build a wall around herself. Even with her skills, she was always believable as a teenager bumbling her way through a dystopian world. I really appreciated that. Did I cry when

Rue died and Katniss sang to her

, even though I knew it was coming? Of course I did. 

Also, I'm 14 years late, but I am Katniss/Peeta trash now.  Their banter was so sweet! Ultimate "grumpy girl x sunshine boy" pairing right there. Nobody touch me. I kept making notes in my reading journal that were just variations of "Who cares about Gale? Katniss, stop thinking about Gale!" 🤣 Seriously though, it's great that Katniss struggles with her romantic feelings and acknowledges that she needs to sort them out, without any of it sounding shallow. I've already gotten started on the second book!

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Medical content, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Cannibalism, Death of parent, and War

dazzlingreader_'s review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

zombiezami's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

4.0

I first read this series in my twenties, and I'm now reading this again at age 31. Overall, it holds up quite a lot. I now understand Katniss to be an aroace character, even if that wasn't the author's intention. That reading has added a new dimension and flavor to the narrative. The chapters are masterfully crafted, and I don't think the author ever got enough credit for the skillfulness of her writing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Genocide, Torture, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Ableism, Child abuse, Racism, Police brutality, Cannibalism, Pregnancy, and War

Starvation, Dehydration, Dictatorship

tonloon's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious 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

Amazing characters and growth. Not your classic hero trope and the characters are very real and interesting. Really deep and honest, quality themes. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Addiction, Torture, Death of parent, and Alcohol