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inkysplodge's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror and Alcohol
Minor: Animal cruelty, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Medical content, Death of parent, and War
raisinreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
The Hunger Games does not pull punches when it comes to political and social allegory on the US. It is brutal, damning, and so tragically accurate.
I love the emphasis on how community and kindness bring us strength, how systems of power aim to pit people against one another, how if you constantly keep people down they will not have the time or health to fight back. There is an assessment of privilege, of the commodification of tragedy, of hypersurveillance, of how all of these systems hurt and change children. Trauma runs deep throughout the entirety of the text.
And there is such love in the characters, in how they maintain their humanity, in how they take care of each other. It is love, connection, humanity that make us human and that is almost constantly emphasized.
The metaphors and allegories and characters within the text could be analyzed in multi-hundred page essay, but I will just end by saying I believe this is one of the most well-done dystopian novels in recent years and it continues to stick with me.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Body horror, Body shaming, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Medical content
jadeilona_'s review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism
Minor: Animal death and Death of parent
sophiesometimesreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
It still holds up today. Amazing, three-dimensional characters, an intricate dystopian world, super high stakes. It balances being YA and outlining the horrors of kids being forced to kill other kids. To be honest, I think it hit me harder now that I'm older and you truly realise how young people 12 to 18 are.
An amazing book that will hold up for years to come, and has some really interesting themes and discussions that stay relevant to this day.
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Gore and Blood
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
eveningreverie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, and Suicidal thoughts
ferlefur's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Child death, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Alcoholism and Racism
__helena__'s review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Cannibalism
faithratesbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and War
sadiaa's review against another edition
4.75
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
samugranjo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Mental illness, Vomit, and Medical content
Minor: Animal cruelty, Racism, Slavery, and Cannibalism
For the trigger warnings pf Slavery and Racism I have to point out