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The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins

37 reviews

sudatot's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective relaxing tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Police brutality, Physical abuse, Grief, Death of parent, Slavery, Medical content, Kidnapping, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Eating disorder, War, Colonisation, Alcoholism, Vomit, Torture, Suicide attempt, and Confinement

Minor: Cannibalism and Ableism

spurreys's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

5.0

Es imposible que un libro que conozco de memoria me haga tanto después de tanto tiempo. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Blood, Child death, Murder, Violence, War, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, and Death

Moderate: Alcoholism, Vomit, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Torture, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Grief, and Confinement

Minor: Cannibalism

spooderman's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, War, Trafficking, Torture, Alcohol, Classism, Police brutality, Self harm, Slavery, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Medical trauma, Medical content, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Gore, Murder, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Confinement, Death of parent, Death, Colonisation, and Mental illness

Moderate: Cannibalism, Suicide, Chronic illness, Xenophobia, Ableism, and Genocide

Minor: Pedophilia, Acephobia/Arophobia, Fatphobia, Excrement, Vomit, Cancer, and Eating disorder

marthadude's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad 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? Yes

5.0

This book still slaps and it’s more relevant than it ever was. Tatiana Maslany is a phenomenal narrator. Big thank you to Suzanne Collins for putting all the audiobooks on Spotify for free. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Child death, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Classism, Body horror, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Medical content, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Vomit and Cannibalism

Kids go into an arena and fight to the death. Lots of gore, violence, and child death.

theirgracegrace's review

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

Minor: Eating disorder, Cannibalism, and Police brutality

ashtont's review

reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death, Child death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Confinement, Blood, and Body horror

Moderate: Child abuse, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Death of parent, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, and Suicide attempt

canadawithoutthec's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I really enjoyed this book, it was really well written. Katniss' inner monologue really sounded like it was coming from a teenage girl, which made it all the more entertaining to read, and the darkness of the world and the games was done really well. I honestly can't think of any complaints, and I think it sets up the rest of the series really well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Murder, Violence, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Alcohol, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Medical content

Minor: Vomit, Cannibalism, and Death of parent

stephmcoakley's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Alcoholism, Torture, Violence, War, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, Animal cruelty, Physical abuse, and Vomit

bajourden619's review

adventurous dark emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Classism, Death, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Grief, and Police brutality

mateyy's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

This must be the 10th time I’ve read this—although it’s been like 5ish years—it holds up so well. Collins is such a literary genius; HG is a gripping harrowing tale about fascism and each time I’m more struck about how traumatic it is. This is really is dystopian storytelling at its best. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, War, Alcoholism, Blood, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Death, Medical trauma, and Violence