Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

769 reviews

eclecticallyreading's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

5.0

This book never fails to be incredible. I adore the poignant commentary on the terrors of authoritarian government, and i loved this book just as much as an adult as i did when i read it when i was younger. some things hit harder as an adult when you aren’t near their ages, and the fact they are literal children just doing their best is even more heartbreaking. 
Also it is such a good audiobook telling! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Violence

hawana's review against another edition

adventurous reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Moderate: Child death, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

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

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

campbellsgrl1512's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

I often think about what was going on in Suzanne Collins head, and what it takes to imagine writing a book about a world where children are forced to fight each other to the death. 

I also question my inner compass, for enjoying reading every minute of it. 
However, with how corrupt everything is in today's society, sometimes I think it may not be too far-fetched. 

I read through this book very quickly and was entertained throughout. I couldn't wait to pick up the remaining books in the series to continue reading.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Murder, Grief, Death of parent, and Violence

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

jmb1225's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Violence

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Alcoholism, Medical content, and Death of parent

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