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kendra_taylors_version's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
njthk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
This is going to be a modern classic, it it isn't already.
The only and first YA dystopia that really worked as what it wanted to be.
Graphic: Child death, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Death of parent
voldycat's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Drug use, Gore, Torture, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, and War
Minor: Medical content
tiana_king's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Cannibalism and Death of parent
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
andst's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Basically... I understand the hype. And I want to emphasize that I don't expect a lot from young adult books anymore. At this point I just read them as palette cleansers but wow, this book really showed me that I have to be more selective because the young adult books I've been reading are trash compared to this one.
The characters are very lovable and when I say characters I pretty much mean Peeta. I get the hype, they got me again... I think I really like that this book is not narrated from his perspective because not knowing his intentions makes his character a hundred times more interesting and intriguing. He gives me a slice of bread and I am kept wondering if he's manipulating me into thinking that he's nice to get me to be his friend or if he's actually nice. I'm still not sure but he got me, I do want to be his friend.
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Suicide, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Cannibalism
raisinreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
The Hunger Games does not pull punches when it comes to political and social allegory on the US. It is brutal, damning, and so tragically accurate.
I love the emphasis on how community and kindness bring us strength, how systems of power aim to pit people against one another, how if you constantly keep people down they will not have the time or health to fight back. There is an assessment of privilege, of the commodification of tragedy, of hypersurveillance, of how all of these systems hurt and change children. Trauma runs deep throughout the entirety of the text.
And there is such love in the characters, in how they maintain their humanity, in how they take care of each other. It is love, connection, humanity that make us human and that is almost constantly emphasized.
The metaphors and allegories and characters within the text could be analyzed in multi-hundred page essay, but I will just end by saying I believe this is one of the most well-done dystopian novels in recent years and it continues to stick with me.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Body horror, Body shaming, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Medical content
greenlivingaudioworm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
lucyford's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Physical abuse, Suicide, Vomit, Police brutality, and Alcohol
leeyongjin's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Alcohol, Colonisation, Dysphoria, and Classism
Minor: Cannibalism and Abandonment
faithratesbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and War