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The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

215 reviews

downsophialane's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Minor: Police brutality, Cannibalism, and Suicide attempt

xinawebb's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Gore, Violence, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Animal death, Cannibalism, and Death of parent

astrangewind's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad 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? It's complicated

4.75

I am astonished, yet again, by the ease with which Collins examines the dynamics of an oppressive government, late-stage (and beyond) capitalism, death and trauma, and teenage love. When I first read The Hunger Games series, I was in middle school and had yet to grasp the intentions of the Hunger Games and those behind them. Now, after watching the movies (again) and reading Ballad, I find myself believing in and understanding Katniss and the complexity of her life before and after the Games, whereas as a preteen I was largely concerned with who she intended to date.

The Hunger Games is utterly un-put-down-able. I already know the story and how it ends, but even so, I cried at the same parts I always have. The depth of the characters and world and story, how cleanly it foreshadows the following books, the realistic depiction of PTSD.... it's all brilliant.

The only reason this book gets less than 5 stars is that the writing is just the slightest bit stunted, and I found parts of the book rather dull, particularly before the Games proper. (Although I found that Ballad didn't have this problem, but it could be the first-person vs. third-person perspective. So I definitely don't blame Collins for that.)

This book is truly a must-read for everyone. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Gore, Medical content, and Grief

Minor: Suicide, Vomit, Cannibalism, Death of parent, War, and Classism

emmarhian's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Rereading this book nearly 10(?) years later and still finding love for it. Susan Collins is such a fantastical writer — much to say!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Classism

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

lubejuice's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

lauren_shilling's review against another edition

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

4.25

I am so glad I finally read this book! I have been afraid of this series for so long because it is so rare to see negative reviews of it, and everyone always seems to love it. I was so afraid of reading it and it not living up to the astronomical expectations that had been set. This year, however, I decided I would finally conquer my fear and start the series, and I am so so happy I did! It lived up to my expectations (as much as it could anyway, my expectations were nearly unreachable) and I absolutely loved it. I won't say much because this book is already so well loved and there's not much I can add to the conversation, but I think it's such a good story. It sets up some very interesting commentary that I really enjoyed and that made me think a lot, and I am interested to see that continue in the next books as well. If you're worried about reading this book and being disappointed because of how popular it is and all the good things being said about it, please don't be! It is such an amazing book, and it is absolutely worth the read!

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Alcoholism and Death of parent

Minor: Cannibalism

sasquatch_3's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

priceofsalt's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Cannibalism

percivilious's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective 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

5.0

this series makes me feel so many things and the more I read it the more I love the characters

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Animal death

Minor: Cannibalism

dwoht'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

it was actually my first time reading this and the series. i still felt the same dread and anxiety as i was reading this book. compared to the movies the characters here are described as much younger and it's so scary because they're just kids going through indescribable horror in the arena. i also noticed the differences between the book and the movie. and as much as i love the movie, i also love this book because it showed katniss' inner monologue. will read and try to finish the entire series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Alcoholism, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cannibalism