Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

165 reviews

lilureads's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.0

Everything is crafted masterfully, from the characters and the atmosphere down to the political system and it’s flaws. I really enjoyed Katniss’ small ways of rebellion. I don’t think there’s anything about the objective value of this book that I can add that hasn’t already (rightfully!) been said, so I’ll stick to my subjective enjoyment of this first hunger games book. 

I watched the movies before reading the books and I can’t say it didn’t influence my reading experience. I definitely would have enjoyed it much more if I hadn’t know the story, but it was still very entertaining and I got through this first book in a couple evenings. Despite me knowing the major plot points, the story still had me hooked and it was interesting to see Katniss’ thoughts. 

It’s a really solid book, one that has undeniably influenced many aspects of our 21st century media. Personally, I thought this was great, but I’m not obsessed with it like I might have been if teenage me had read this going in completely blind.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Grief, Child death, Torture, Medical content, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcohol and Child abuse

Minor: Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, and Police brutality

centipedes's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Death of parent, Xenophobia, and Police brutality

Minor: War and Gun violence

spazzcats'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Alcoholism, and Death of parent

lola1212's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Child death, Death, Kidnapping, Suicide, Blood, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Classism, Grief, and Suicide attempt

elle7_09's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Body horror, Death of parent, Addiction, Alcohol, Bullying, Animal cruelty, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Murder, Torture, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Gun violence, Child death, Death, Dysphoria, Medical content, Medical trauma, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Classism, Colonisation, Child abuse, Suicide, Suicide attempt, War, Ableism, Confinement, Drug use, and Physical abuse

valerian_honeybee's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Animal death, Violence, Classism, Child death, and Child abuse

Moderate: Body horror and War

Minor: Mental illness

tabea1409'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Death of parent, Child abuse, Child death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, and Violence

boglord's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Murder, Alcoholism, Classism, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Grief, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Addiction, Alcohol, Violence, Child abuse, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Body horror, Slavery, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal cruelty, Confinement, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Ableism, Police brutality, Cannibalism, and Pregnancy

kattila's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, Genocide, Child abuse, Death, Sexual violence, Violence, Police brutality, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death and Death of parent

skyeshark1's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The second book is way better. This one is still good though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Body horror, Blood, Child death, Genocide, Grief, and War

Moderate: Alcohol, Gaslighting, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, and Death of parent

Minor: Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Body shaming, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Torture, Violence, and War