Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

82 reviews

pandemonicbaby's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Gore, Grief, Vomit, Death of parent, Animal death, Physical abuse, Body horror, and Police brutality

Minor: Medical content, Cannibalism, and Medical trauma

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

bella_01's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

Re-read this book almost a decade after I read it for the first time, and I have to say, I feel just as captivated now as I did back then. It's such an incredible book, and it's so beautifully written. I got so absorbed into the book I read nearly half in one sitting. It has the perfect balance between detail and pace , it's so easy to imagine exactly what Katniss sees and feels .

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, Blood, Murder, Child death, Gore, Body horror, and Death of parent

Minor: Police brutality

lucyford's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I read this after having seen the movies, and it’s like a whole different story. The plot is so well written and the characters are all so complex. While the level of reading is a bit low for my taste, I still thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and can’t wait to start the next one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Death, Child death, Gore, Violence, Murder, Genocide, Grief, and Body horror

Moderate: Police brutality, Addiction, Confinement, Vomit, Alcohol, Physical abuse, and Suicide

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

samugranjo's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Murder, Police brutality, Violence, Child death, Torture, Confinement, and Death

Moderate: Medical content, Mental illness, and Vomit

Minor: Animal cruelty, Slavery, Racism, and Cannibalism

For the trigger warnings pf Slavery and Racism I have to point out

that althought it isn't completely explicit the representation of the agriculture district seemed like a very explicit portrayal of racism and slavery

murve's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Classism, Death, and Child death

maddy4prezident's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective 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

4.75

I love this addition. The narration is so perfect and captures the emotionally charged moments excellently. This us a reread in preparation of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes movie coming out in the fall, and it was as good as it always is. Every time I read this story, I'm struck by how impactful and poignant the themes are 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Child death, and Violence

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Police brutality, Alcoholism, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Death of parent

nadialonso's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Addiction, Animal death, Police brutality, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Death, War, Blood, Cannibalism, Classism, Cursing, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

vee_nusflytrap's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Classism, Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Confinement, Child death, and Gore

Moderate: Blood, War, Vomit, Alcohol, Grief, Death of parent, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Alcoholism, and Torture

Minor: Police brutality, Animal death, and Medical content