Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

145 reviews

emily_ford16's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent and Fire/Fire injury

djy's review

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Confinement, Genocide, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Cannibalism, and Alcohol

creationwing's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Torture, and Abandonment

Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, Cannibalism, Alcohol, and War

natashalg's review

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I was on the edge of my seat throughout the entire story! I cannot get over how messed up the premise of this book is. It highlights the gruesome details of a government drunk on power by having children kill each other for sport, and it chills me to the bone. While the plot/world was excellent, towards the end of the book, I started disliking the main character. I understand her main thought was survival, but her lack of care for others/disregard how her actions might affect those around her bothered me. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Alcoholism, Vomit, Grief, and Death of parent

ymziegler's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Man does this book hold up

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Death, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty

rogerslh28's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

5.0

i’ve already seen the movies and adored them but these books…wow…im struggling here but of course the books are even better

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism

botanicalbookshelves's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This was so good! It’s been about 8 years since I first read it and I had forgotten almost everything. I think I definitely prefer Katniss in the book because it really shows that she’s just a young girl and stuff she says/does really demonstrates her age and makes it so much more horrifying than in the movies where there’s an adult playing her (no offense to the movie lovers). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Body horror

bapinada's review

challenging dark sad fast-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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Torture, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Bullying and Vomit

onethousandoddfrogs's review

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Murder

Minor: Body horror and Alcohol

downsophialane's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

There is a reason The Hunger Games launched a thousand YA dystopian knock offs. This novel doesn't just hold up, it is outstanding. Suzanne Collins' control of limited first person and indirect characterisation is outstanding. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and War

Minor: Vomit and Cannibalism