Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

171 reviews

grace_yin's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Child abuse, Police brutality, and Cannibalism

Minor: Suicide and Suicide attempt

astrocorde's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

5.0

Es imposible que un libro que conozco de memoria me haga tanto después de tanto tiempo. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Physical abuse, Torture, Xenophobia, Vomit, Police brutality, Trafficking, and Grief

Minor: Cannibalism

spooderman's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Chronic illness, Genocide, Suicide, Xenophobia, and Cannibalism

Minor: Cancer, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, Excrement, Vomit, and Acephobia/Arophobia

glacilynn's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse, Torture, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and War

gildedspines's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and War

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Classism

Minor: Ableism and Animal cruelty

hollowhallow13's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

weepingstones's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Animal death, Medical content, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Cannibalism

marthadude's review against another edition

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

5.0

This book still slaps and it’s more relevant than it ever was. Tatiana Maslany is a phenomenal narrator. Big thank you to Suzanne Collins for putting all the audiobooks on Spotify for free. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Vomit and Cannibalism

Kids go into an arena and fight to the death. Lots of gore, violence, and child death.

zsometimesreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Child abuse, Cannibalism, Alcohol, and War

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

Moderate: Child abuse