Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins

35 reviews

agould's review

dark emotional

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Confinement

luminifera's review

dark emotional reflective 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

5.0

Great book, been re-reading it almost every year for the past 10 years. Recommend it for older teens (14+) and young adults.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Gore, Injury/injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Child abuse, Child death, Vomit, Body horror, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Abandonment, Ableism, Classism, Excrement, Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Slavery, Alcohol, Death of parent, Medical content, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Confinement, and Mental illness

Minor: Animal death, Xenophobia, Suicide, Police brutality, Misogyny, War, Gun violence, Drug use, and Pregnancy

filipa_maia's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad 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

5.0

This is the third time that I read this book. The first two times were when it was released and now, ten(-ish) years later. I felt exactly the same and that was my favorite part about rereading this story.

Katniss is an amazing main character: a very strong female role model, selfless, sensitive... even her naiveness is very relatable. She was forced to grow fast and had a very hard life - losing her father and with a mother destroyed by grief she was the only one who could provide for her sister and from that point on Prim is the only reason why she wants to live.

I love this book because shows that love can be the force that changes lives, even in the most complete chaos and brutality the ones we love can make a difference between giving up and fight a little longer.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Murder, Blood, Gun violence, Violence, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Body horror, Gaslighting, Injury/injury detail, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, Police brutality, Death, Confinement, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal death, Alcoholism, Classism, Death of parent, and Animal cruelty

readingwithkaitlyn's review

adventurous challenging emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Injury/injury detail, Emotional abuse, Gore, Death, Confinement, Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Blood, Murder, Bullying, and Child death

Minor: Animal death

wirt's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• 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? Yes

4.75

First reread in a long, long time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Child death, Confinement, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/injury detail, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Ableism and Alcoholism

dqhvr's review

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Classism, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Injury/injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Police brutality, Death of parent, Drug use, Confinement, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Alcoholism, Cannibalism, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Toxic relationship

siennakt30's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced

• 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Classism, Confinement, Death, Vomit, Grief, Police brutality, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/injury detail, Murder, Suicide attempt, Violence, Alcohol, Animal death, and Blood

kyarabereading's review

dark emotional funny reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I have been a fan of The Hunger Games series since they came out, but I never got around to reading it until now. I finally got around to doing so, and I thoroughly enjoyed reading book #1 of the series. I am definitely not the target audience for this book, being that I'm in my 20s and this book is catered towards people much younger than me, though I am not saying that you can't enjoy this read if you're older. I clearly did, but the storytelling wasn't as strong as I thought it would be. For one, the pacing was a little awkward at times. Also, Collins' writing style, though I appreciate its simplicity, was uninteresting at times. But where Collins' writing is less creative, less imaginative, she makes up for it with her intriguing world-building and captivating characterization. I loved learning so much about the world + history of Panem and everyone in it. I was almost glad the movies didn't reveal so much from the book, because it gave me something to look forward to. I knew there was still so much to learn, and it made it impossible to put the book down. I also loved seeing the ways the characters interacted with one another, and though none of them were as fleshed out as Katniss, they all seemed very real. Their reactions, decisions, dialogue, and struggles all seemed very real to me. I also loved seeing the way they all grew and developed throughout the story, especially Katniss.

Most impressive, in my opinion, was Collins' ability to write about issues we have seen in human history and current events in such an interesting light. The book dives deeper into the politics and history of Panem, and it is very critical of government, of celebrity, of nepotism, of capitalism, of the 1%, of anything that oppresses the citizens of this nation. It is a reflection of the world we know today, and it is very interesting comparing the sorts of events, issues, thoughts, etc. in this book to what we see in our history books and on TV. I think it made the book that much more impactful to me, because I have seen these things in real life. Collins also reflects the very real struggles of everyday citizens, of how this oppression can impact people's lives. We see how trauma can affect people. We see the choices people make to survive. We see what people have to do to help people they care about. We see what people in power are willing to do to stay in power. And it all felt so incredibly real, to the point that all you can do is sit and be angry at the world because you know it is real. You've seen it and you've felt it and you know Collins didn't just come up with these issues. They already existed - she just moved them decades into the future. But Collins doesn't just show us all the brutality and pain for nothing. It is there to remind us to open our eyes to these issues and to realize that we are more powerful than we know. Book #1 of The Hunger Games shows us that change starts off small but is so impactful, that it's dangerous but so worth it. It reminds me that our voices matter and that if we fight for it, we can make change happen. 

I could go on and on, but I will finish by saying that I really enjoyed reading this book and I am looking forward to reading the rest of the series! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Classism, Alcohol, Death of parent, Injury/injury detail, Murder, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Violence, and Child death

Moderate: Gore, Confinement, and Animal death

Minor: Cannibalism

thecharnelraven's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Classism, Death, and Confinement

dazzlingreader_'s review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Classism, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Injury/injury detail, Torture, Violence, and Vomit