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The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

23 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

cbrnd's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

4.5

It was funnier than I thought it would be, I imagined it much more dry or serious. I was pretty sure I would like the book, but it honestly was better than I expected. Katniss is a very well written protagonist in my opinion, with clear motivations and an understandable thought process. Peeta is an amazingly unique character, somehow subverting expections without feeling out of place. The world is also obviously well thought out, but there isn't a lot of time wasted explaining unnecessary details which is also a plus in my book.

All in all  it's a really solid start to an iconic series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Child death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Alcoholism, and Blood

Minor: Drug use, Classism, Confinement, and Addiction

voldycat's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, Death, Child death, Murder, Genocide, Blood, Violence, and Addiction

Moderate: Torture, Gore, War, Police brutality, Grief, Drug use, and Death of parent

Minor: Medical content

leeyongjin's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, Drug use, Violence, Animal death, Classism, Confinement, Death, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Colonisation, Dysphoria, Genocide, Blood, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, and Police brutality

Minor: Abandonment and Cannibalism

paigeinabook's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Violence, Confinement, Cannibalism, Murder, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Physical abuse, Vomit, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Torture, Dysphoria, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic relationship

wmalinn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

this is one of my favorite books of all time so i might be biased, but I loved every soul crushing moment. highly recommend 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Classism, Blood, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child death, Drug use, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, and Body horror

Moderate: War and Suicide attempt

Minor: Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Body shaming, and Cannibalism

smasson13's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

*Reread*

I read this with my students and it is one of my favourite read alouds. Every time that I read this novel I feel like I make deeper connections and more complex understandings of the characters. It really is such a rich book series.

Also, my most reluctant readers like this one, which is always a plus! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Classism, Death of parent, Grief, Addiction, Animal death, and Alcohol

Minor: Mental illness, Medical content, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Vomit

d33znuts's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense 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? Yes

4.5

I find this book enjoyable, it's a taut book but gives that a sort of spark to the story and the relationship between the characters makes it just that more intriguing which really hooks you into it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Suicide, Genocide, Murder, Blood, Death of parent, Death, Alcohol, Animal death, Cannibalism, Child death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Gore, Grief, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, War, Vomit, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol

lynini's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Police brutality

Minor: Death of parent, Torture, Medical trauma, Gun violence, Drug use, Eating disorder, and War

lalassa's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Drug use, Violence, Death, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Excrement, Murder, and Torture

Moderate: Cannibalism and Death of parent