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The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

190 reviews

lalassa's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cannibalism and Death of parent

chrisljm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

4.5

yup, still holds up 15 years later 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Child abuse

yourbookishbff's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Violence, Murder, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Slavery, Torture, and War

tabbed_reads2much's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Read this first at 11. I'm 24 now, and it's as good as I remember.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Confinement, Fatphobia, Genocide, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, and Colonisation

Minor: Ableism, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Police brutality, Cannibalism, and War

The sheer number of content warnings. Yikes

theirgracegrace's review against another edition

challenging tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I first read this book when I was in middle school and the movie adaptations were just coming out. I remember the focus on the "love story" that was at the heart of this series. But the Hunger Games isn't about love; it's about survival in a society where twenty-four children kill each other for sport on live TV every year. Katniss has an advantage because she already knows what's it like to starve, to lose someone, to hunt and to rage against the system that forces her to do these things. It uncovers the strategy and psychology of being a TV star and those of being a traumatized teenager put into a death game where traps and other contestants could kill you at any moment. It's harrowing and tense and once the Games end, you realize that it's just the tip of the iceberg.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Eating disorder, Police brutality, and Cannibalism

jayden_314's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Blood, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Ableism, Medical content, and Cannibalism

emilo's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Blood, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, and Classism

danimacuk's review against another edition

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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Slavery, Violence, Murder, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Confinement, Gun violence, Mental illness, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Alcohol, and War

saraaaa's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation

Moderate: Medical content and Cannibalism

christineolivia's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: War