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Los juegos del hambre by Suzanne Collins

1052 reviews

centipedes's review against another edition

4.5

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

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Xenophobia, Police brutality, Death of parent

Minor: Gun violence, War

lil_mushroom's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Still as awsome as i remember when i first read the hunger games

And still as hearbreaking when Rue dies 😭, also just Peeta and Katniss ahhh why it hurts so much how Peeta is hurt finding out Katniss was basically just being all lovey dovey for the Audience or whatever you want call it where Peeta actually likes her. And Gale the rage i feel for him rereading the book compared to me reading the first time, so innocent not minding gale, now i hate him with a passion

great book though great book🥲

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Grief

aimeevictoriap's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail

swiftie4evr's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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this book was amazing.
it was everything you could ever want and more
i loved this so much
definitely recommend 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail

spazzcats's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Murder

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

joyanna_e's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

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

bookforthought's review against another edition

5.0

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

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

Moderate: Torture, Vomit

Minor: Cannibalism, War

lilsisbooklist's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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STARS:⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
SPICE LEVEL: (Non-Existent to 🌶).
TAGS:  DYSTOPIAN, YOUNG ADULT, FICTION, SCIENCE FICTION, TEEN
MOOD: ADVENTUROUS, TENSE, DARK, EMOTIONAL
STORY: Gripping adventure with a strong and complex heroine, exploring themes of survival, rebellion, and the human cost of war, with a dash of romance
FAVORITE QUOTE: "May the Odds Ever Be In Your Favor".

MY THOUGHTS:
I frequently ponder Suzanne Collins' mindset and the creative process behind envisioning a story set in a world where children are compelled to battle each other to the death. 

It makes me reflect on my own moral judgment, considering how much I enjoyed every moment of reading it. Given the current state of society, I sometimes wonder if such a scenario may not be so far-fetched.  

I devoured this book quickly and found it consistently engaging. I eagerly anticipated picking up the rest of the series to keep reading.

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Content Warnings

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

lakea's review against another edition

4.75

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

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Content Warnings

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

q_bert13's review against another edition

4.0

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

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

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

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