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4.35 AVERAGE
4.35 AVERAGE
dark
tense
fast-paced
honestly I never thought I was gonna read this book because I never felt i needed to with how popular it is in pop culture but now i feel silly for not starting this series earlier. I can only echo all the praise this book has already received.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Violence
Moderate: Medical content, Grief, Death of parent
Minor: Child abuse, Cannibalism
cannibalism cw is specifically for mentions of an instance of cannibalism and child abuse is specifically for mentions of child abuse.
adventurous
dark
reflective
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
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:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
A true modern classic that is the perfect commentary on 2010s society.
challenging
dark
sad
tense
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
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:
No
I love Katniss and I love Suzanne Collins for this series. What a great first book
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
es tan distinto a las pelis
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
The nostalgia 😩
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
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:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Alcoholism
Minor: Cannibalism
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
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
So. I had never read this before. And it was an "I should finally get around to this so I can see what the fuss is about" sort of book for me. And. Well. I think that what I got out of it was not what I was supposed to get out of it?
See, everything about this book is completely ridiculous. The worldbuilding is ridiculous. The characters are ridiculous. The eponymous games themselves are ridiculous. Absolutely nothing about any of this makes even the slightest lick of sense. But rather than leaning into the nonsensical camp value, this book maintains a perfect stony face from the first sentence to the last, and has the appearance of taking itself completely seriously. Which just made the whole thing come across as even more satirical, somehow.
Do I think this was how Collins intended this to be read? No, probably not. From what discussion of the book that I have seen, most people do seem to take it seriously. And I don't think I've ever heard either Collins or anyone else saying "no, no, you're all missing the joke!" But something something death of the author something something? For me, as I read it, I couldn't help but conceive of it that way. And if this actually truly was intended all as one big joke, then it is honestly an amazing joke.
See, everything about this book is completely ridiculous. The worldbuilding is ridiculous. The characters are ridiculous. The eponymous games themselves are ridiculous. Absolutely nothing about any of this makes even the slightest lick of sense. But rather than leaning into the nonsensical camp value, this book maintains a perfect stony face from the first sentence to the last, and has the appearance of taking itself completely seriously. Which just made the whole thing come across as even more satirical, somehow.
Do I think this was how Collins intended this to be read? No, probably not. From what discussion of the book that I have seen, most people do seem to take it seriously. And I don't think I've ever heard either Collins or anyone else saying "no, no, you're all missing the joke!" But something something death of the author something something? For me, as I read it, I couldn't help but conceive of it that way. And if this actually truly was intended all as one big joke, then it is honestly an amazing joke.