Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

165 reviews

moonsongsiren's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

Truly one of the greatest things i’ve ever read. It’s a complex and compelling story that urges the reader to open their mind to the nuances of the world we live in. Panem may be a dystopian future- but it is all too real. 

Not to mention every character is lovable in their own way, and Katniss as a protagonist is one of the greatest I've ever seen. This book is considered a classic of young adult fiction, and it still holds strong to this day. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Gore, Genocide, Grief, Medical content, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, and War

Moderate: Physical abuse, Animal death, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, and Suicide attempt

decie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Alcoholism and Animal death

Minor: Vomit and Death of parent

griminycricket's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Kidnapping, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Medical content, Murder, Blood, Child abuse, Classism, Death, and War

Minor: Abandonment and Mental illness

bethaniesherwood's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-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: Murder, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Classism, Child death, Child abuse, Cannibalism, Alcohol, Violence, Death, Confinement, Bullying, and Blood

colorful_lulu's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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: Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Grief, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Murder, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Gore, Physical abuse, and Police brutality

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: War

bleuennreads_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, and Alcoholism

Minor: Death of parent

castle_samj's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Violence, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Classism, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Classism, Forced institutionalization, Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, and Suicide attempt

orlaelan's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gore, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Classism, and Death

loveisabird's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

it really is sooooo crazy how popular this pro-revolution anti-fascist YA series became isn’t it. it’s literally so radical and we just don’t acknowledge it because our society simply can’t handle it. and like. did suzanne collins even mean to write the most politically radical piece of mass media of the 21st century? i don’t know that she didn’t but somehow it feels hard to believe that she did. 

and yeah it really all does hit different in 2024 doesn’t it. 

ok but as for this book. when i first read it in eighth grade all i cared about was katniss/peeta. engrained from twilight i suppose but it makes me cringe to consider. the last time i tried to read it a few years ago i couldn’t make it very far in because the simplistic first person POV writing was soooo grating to me. and well it still is but after powering through a little longer the truly excellent story takes precedence and saves the day. wish a good writer wrote it though still, sorry suzanne!

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Animal death, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, and Alcoholism

Minor: Medical trauma, Medical content, and Fire/Fire injury

sea_sea's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious 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

I finally got around to reading these and they do not disappoint! The book was so interesting, it was hard to put down. All the characters have so much depth and charm, it was a really fun but also sad read T-T 💕 Ruee… 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gaslighting, Animal death, Child death, Vomit, Child abuse, Sexism, Classism, Violence, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Mental illness