Reviews tagging 'Blood'

The Hunger Games Trilogy Box Set: Paperback Classic Collection by Suzanne Collins

6 reviews

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Child abuse, Medical trauma, Vomit, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Blood, Alcoholism, Classism, Murder, Colonisation, Death of parent, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, War, Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

csims10's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-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

5.0

In this book, the characters have very much character development, and we see Katniss beginning to share her real feelings with the people around her.

When she gets reaped again for the games, we get to see her reaction, as well as her getting flashbacks to her first games.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Gore

zoenicholas's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? No

5.0

This is the book that got me into reading for pleasure. Still my favourite series of all time.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Child death, Alcohol, Murder, Death, Alcoholism, Toxic friendship, War, Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, and Violence

Minor: Cannibalism, Torture, and Blood

tintinmd's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.25

I'm writing this detailed review part many months later in May 2022. I wish I'd written my thoughts down earlier and hope to do so going forward!

I loved this trilogy!!! Just wow
It was such an absorbing read, I don't even know when it passed from one book to the next. I had to go back and look up the names of the books later lol

There are so so many themes covered in the books. In fact, I did my Sociology of Media CIA 1 on this series. 
I kinda like how Suzanne has barely try to conceal references to some things, like the modern USA. I read this book obsessively pulling an absolute real all nighter and it kinda left me feeling sick lol
President Snow and his white rose scared me quite a bit ufff
I found the whole story and world building, if that's what it is called, very fascinating!
Katniss annoyed me at times and so did Peeta and Gale.
Amazed how people can read this whole damn mind-blowing trilogy and find only the "love triangle" to crib about and comment on in the end. The layers of social commentary in this work is just... *chef's kiss* 
I haven't read the rest of the dystopian works that followed and were inspired by this but if as I've heard, they just imitated the world structure and not the beautiful allegories and commentary part, I don't think it would do justice to compare them to this marvel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Alcoholism, Death, Animal death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Torture

Minor: Miscarriage

nicole_m's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.25

These are great dystopian books. <Spoiler> The games can be a representation of the way government can keep order unlawfully at times. The action and rebellion make you love these books

. Overall, good books that I gave a 4.25/5 stars. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Physical abuse

Minor: Animal death and Racism

If the trigger warnings above trigger you then I don’t recommend these books. If not then give them a try!

kitza2000's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

One of my core books, always an entertaining read that gives me the full range of emotion

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Alcohol, Grief, Blood, War, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder