Reviews tagging 'War'

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

188 reviews

pikkumarja's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.5

Olen lukenut Nälkäpelin ensimmäisen kerran reilu 10 vuotta sitten enkä sen jälkeen ole siihen tarttunut. Pitkään olen nyt haaveillut uudestaan lukevani sen, ja nyt vihdoin kesällä on aikaa. Ja hui, kaikki pelkoni jäivät toteutumatta ja rakastin Nälkäpeliä niin kuin lapsenakin. On lähes ilmiömäistä, miten hyvin kirja on kestänyt aikaa.

Dystopiana Nälkäpeli on uskottava ja uskottavuudessaan karmaiseva. Katnissin näkökulma tekee kirjasta elävän ja samaistuttavan. Kirja on kirjoitettu todella koukuttavasti eikä sivun kääntäminen ole koskaan ollut näin helppoa. Nälkäpeli on jo nyt klassikko - eikä suotta!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Blood, Child death, Torture, Slavery, War, Murder, Vomit, Alcoholism, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief

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

emilyhooie22's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.0

I couldn't remember if I ever read or finished reading The Hunger Games series a decade ago (as part of summer reading in high school) so I bought the Trilogy and Presequel after Christmas last year and finally got to read Book 1. I think I appreciated the story more as an adult than as a teen watching the movies all those years ago. Katniss' voice was so present and raw throughout the entire book. She pulled me in. Even though she's sixteen, the story doesn't feel like it's through a teen's eyes at times, but someone who's experienced a lot of life. Which for her, she had with how her world was. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, and Child death

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism and Death of parent

Minor: War

joyanna_e's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

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

bookforthought's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

5.0

Well, this was just as good on a second reading so many years later. I'm quite surprised because I feared I wouldn't enjoy it quite as much now I was more grown-up, but I just couldn't stop listening to it. The audiobook narrated by Tatiana Maslany is amazing, by the way: she did such a fantastic job bringing Katniss to life! Her singing in *that* scene actually made me tear up.

There was a lot more nuance to the characters and the worldbuilding than I remembered, and the social justice element was really evident - maybe even a bit too much at times but hey, it still works considering it's a YA novel. I'll continue my re-read with the next book in the series, which I'm even more curious to revisit since I remember very little about it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Child death, Death, Animal death, Alcoholism, Blood, Classism, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Torture and Vomit

Minor: Cannibalism and War

vampyrka's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, War, Gore, Grief, Violence, and Death

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, and Alcohol

lakea's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Grief, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Toxic friendship, Torture, Misogyny, Murder, Racism, Self harm, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, War, Classism, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Medical trauma, and Blood

q_bert13's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.0

Rereading this series to read the newest book (2020) only to announce they’re adding a fourth in 2025! I forget how much i enjoyed this series as a kid, and it still holds up today. I still critique the use of the love triangle, but i understand why it’s included. Overall still a great, enjoyable read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Alcoholism, Violence, Child death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, and Murder

Moderate: Classism, Death of parent, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Minor: Police brutality, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Vomit, and War

oceanbluetay's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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: Body horror, Classism, Murder, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Violence, Blood, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Torture, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Animal death, Deadnaming, and Alcohol

Minor: Cannibalism, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Vomit, and War