Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

160 reviews

rencraft7's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny sad tense medium-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

5.0

This was 100% a nostalgia rating, but like what do you want from me? It's a great book, it has my lil heard both so happy and also just breaking. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Blood

Moderate: Death of parent, Classism, and Medical content

Minor: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, and Alcohol

rebyreadsandwrites's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Alcohol, Animal death, and Body horror

Minor: Death of parent

gabriellesimpson's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Alcoholism, Animal death, and Grief

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, War, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Medical content

chrisljm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

4.5

yup, still holds up 15 years later 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Gore, Alcohol, Violence, Torture, Classism, Death, Vomit, War, Murder, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Alcoholism, Medical content, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse

arce's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Murder, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, and Child death

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

theirgracegrace's review against another edition

challenging tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I first read this book when I was in middle school and the movie adaptations were just coming out. I remember the focus on the "love story" that was at the heart of this series. But the Hunger Games isn't about love; it's about survival in a society where twenty-four children kill each other for sport on live TV every year. Katniss has an advantage because she already knows what's it like to starve, to lose someone, to hunt and to rage against the system that forces her to do these things. It uncovers the strategy and psychology of being a TV star and those of being a traumatized teenager put into a death game where traps and other contestants could kill you at any moment. It's harrowing and tense and once the Games end, you realize that it's just the tip of the iceberg.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child death, Medical content, Medical trauma, Self harm, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Suicide, War, Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Confinement, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Eating disorder, Cannibalism, and Police brutality

jayden_314's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, and Classism

Minor: Cannibalism, Medical content, and Ableism

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

Moderate: Cannibalism and Medical content

ashtont's review against another edition

reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death, Child death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Confinement, Blood, and Body horror

Moderate: Child abuse, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Death of parent, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, and Suicide attempt

canadawithoutthec's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I really enjoyed this book, it was really well written. Katniss' inner monologue really sounded like it was coming from a teenage girl, which made it all the more entertaining to read, and the darkness of the world and the games was done really well. I honestly can't think of any complaints, and I think it sets up the rest of the series really well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Murder, Violence, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Alcohol, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Medical content

Minor: Vomit, Cannibalism, and Death of parent