Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

28 reviews

raeerdna's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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? Yes

5.0

this book keeps you hooked from start to finish. 
can't help to compare it a little bit with the world we live in today, where the discrepancy between poor and rich is so ruthlessly real and then compare the different districts with various countries or even continents altogether... 
I love that it makes you think and compare with our day to day life even tho it happens in a postapocalyptic world.
also has the perfect amount of everything: love, drama, suspense and so on. 
it's a shame I didn't read it sooner becaus it was also quite easily to identify with the main characters as well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Forced institutionalization, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Addiction, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Minor: Death of parent, Eating disorder, Cannibalism, Child death, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief

emilymbrown's review

adventurous challenging dark 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? It's complicated

5.0

obvious classic

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Genocide, Murder, and War

midnacine's review

adventurous dark 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

idk if this is just the nostalgia speaking, but honestly this book is so damn good and there isn't a thing I would change about it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Torture, Violence, Bullying, Classism, Child abuse, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Stalking, Body horror, Animal death, Confinement, Alcoholism, and Kidnapping

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Cannibalism, Death of parent, War, and Ableism

mercyiscurrentlyreading's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

the book really immerses you, allowing you to feel the adrenaline of Katniss in the Games with her. Classic for a reason and it’s intense in a good way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Murder, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Self harm

megan_j's review

challenging dark emotional tense medium-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

I will forever hold this series so close in my heart. The characters are just so complex and well written, Katniss is so continually relatable and lovable, and Peeta is literally perfect in every possible way. It’s interesting how their relationship is so different when they first get reaped, in the capitol it’s almost like the start of an enemies to lovers. I love this series so so much, but my fav book is the second one so I’m excited to re read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Murder, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cannibalism, Classism, Death, Torture, Child abuse, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Gore, War, Medical trauma, and Violence

jay_jade736's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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? Yes

4.5

It's definitely a dystopian book I recommend. It really captured me when it's interesting theme of kids going to this game where they have to kill each other in order to survive. It questions morality which is something that the world today is dealing with. The book captures what it was advertised as, a tense, challenging and dark book. Overall, a book I HIGHLY recommend

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Child abuse, Death, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Animal death and Death of parent

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Injury/Injury detail

grayscale08's review

adventurous dark emotional reflective 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Death, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, and Gore

Minor: Death of parent and Alcoholism

theyannibannireads's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

2.5

It was fine, peeta was the best bit 🥰

Update 03-30-23: don't know how to explain why or how but this book series means more to me now ❤️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Murder, Death, Forced institutionalization, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, Trafficking, Alcoholism, Torture, War, Addiction, and Violence