Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

82 reviews

starcrossreverie's review against another edition

dark 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

4.75

I loved it when I read it as a kid, and then in my early 20s. My favorite book series!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Classism, Police brutality, Rape, Alcoholism, Blood, Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

zombiezami's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

4.0

I first read this series in my twenties, and I'm now reading this again at age 31. Overall, it holds up quite a lot. I now understand Katniss to be an aroace character, even if that wasn't the author's intention. That reading has added a new dimension and flavor to the narrative. The chapters are masterfully crafted, and I don't think the author ever got enough credit for the skillfulness of her writing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Animal death, Death, Alcoholism, Medical content, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Gore, Addiction, Grief, Gaslighting, and Confinement

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Drug use, Alcohol, Classism, Torture, and Genocide

Minor: War, Cannibalism, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Ableism, Racism, and Police brutality

Starvation, Dehydration, Dictatorship

gurnoor's review against another edition

adventurous challenging medium-paced

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

5.0

One of my favourite reads

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death, Murder, Child death, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: War, Alcohol, Police brutality, Eating disorder, Death of parent, Classism, Alcoholism, and Medical content

Minor: Cannibalism, Animal death, Vomit, and Child abuse

livreads16's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.25

First re-read. Love this book and as I’m listening I’m taking in just how good a job the movie did of capturing the book. There were obviously a few differences but they got a LOT of details right and only missed a few significant things. What really kills me is how little of a personality Katniss has. Of course I think some of that can be attributed to her need for survival her whole life. But her character is def a large flaw of this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Alcohol, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gore, Classism, Blood, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Police brutality, War, and Slavery

punkisocks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide attempt, Violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Medical content, Vomit, Animal death, Blood, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, and Child death

Moderate: Police brutality and Cannibalism

artiiichoke's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? No

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Police brutality, Panic attacks/disorders, War, and Violence

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

kenziewol's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Police brutality

Minor: Alcoholism

sakuraisobsessedwithbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Classism, Murder, Police brutality, Alcoholism, and Child death

Moderate: Physical abuse, Death of parent, and Grief

kaerukeroppi's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Slavery, Stalking, Torture, Violence, and War

maggieed's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Slavery, and Police brutality