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The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

22 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

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

anndreya's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: War, Domestic abuse, Slavery, Blood, Cannibalism, and Vomit

thesecretsapphic's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Violence, Animal death, Murder, Alcoholism, Classism, Forced institutionalization, Torture, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, and Domestic abuse

trishaandroses's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Blood, and Child death

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Bullying, and Alcoholism

lumi's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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

A modern classic, my addiction since my teen years that never disappoints.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death of parent, Torture, Animal death, Addiction, Death, Child death, Child abuse, Violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body horror, Murder, Animal cruelty, War, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Vomit, Cannibalism, and Domestic abuse

wahseissej's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful 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 inhaled this book when I was 13. Nothing else mattered. Sleep schedule was ruined. God bless. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Police brutality, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Child death, Genocide, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Child abuse

meganpinkerton's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Gore, Grief, Medical content, Murder, Police brutality, War, Alcoholism, Addiction, Child death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Violence, Alcohol, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Blood, Slavery, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Cannibalism

Minor: Vomit

lexofterrasen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Child death

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Alcoholism, and Death of parent

Minor: Domestic abuse and Vomit

mermaidsherbet's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Murder, Genocide, Body horror, Violence, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Cannibalism, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Police brutality, Torture, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Grief, Medical trauma, Toxic friendship, Slavery, War, Xenophobia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Addiction, Animal death, Blood, and Medical content