Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

23 reviews

leeyongjin's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Alcohol, Colonisation, Dysphoria, and Classism

Minor: Cannibalism and Abandonment

paigeinabook's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

thumbeleia's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

spooderman's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Chronic illness, Genocide, Suicide, Xenophobia, and Cannibalism

Minor: Cancer, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, Excrement, Vomit, and Acephobia/Arophobia

saraaaa's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation

Moderate: Medical content and Cannibalism

filipa_maia's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This is the third time that I read this book. The first two times were when it was released and now, ten(-ish) years later. I felt exactly the same and that was my favorite part about rereading this story.

Katniss is an amazing main character: a very strong female role model, selfless, sensitive... even her naiveness is very relatable. She was forced to grow fast and had a very hard life - losing her father and with a mother destroyed by grief she was the only one who could provide for her sister and from that point on Prim is the only reason why she wants to live.

I love this book because shows that love can be the force that changes lives, even in the most complete chaos and brutality the ones we love can make a difference between giving up and fight a little longer.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

orchidlilly's review

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Self harm, Slavery, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal cruelty, Chronic illness, Sexism, Vomit, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

c_dmckinney's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Child abuse, Drug use, Xenophobia, Death of parent, and War

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

random19379's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Confinement, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, War, and Classism