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The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins

178 reviews

nienora's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Grief and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Alcoholism

jastran_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

reread ⭐️

the king of dystopian books, and one of my all time favorite trilogies. katniss & peeta, i adore you to death <3

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Death of parent, Drug use, Colonisation, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Eating disorder, Genocide, Cannibalism, and Suicidal thoughts

liv_jones's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Is it too early to call this book a modern classic yet? Most of the books I read during the YA dystopian boom of the early-to-mid-2010s have not aged well at all, but I enjoyed this book so much that I can’t believe I’ve gone this long without reading it. Suzanne Collins provides a masterclass in dystopian worldbuilding as she creates a society that is so clearly awful yet so close to the world we live in. There is so much potential and I feel Collins has only touched the surface so I look forward to exploring more of Panem in the other books. 

I tend to find the protagonists of these kinds of books annoying and Mary-Sue esque but I was really surprised by how much I liked Katniss. Her limitations, the way she narrates her thoughts, and the way she interacts with other people seem so realistic and three-dimensional. It may have helped that I was listening to the audiobook narrated by Tatiana Maslany, whose voice acting throughout is absolutely fantastic and brought every character, and especially Katniss, to life. 

Plus, I’m a sucker for the fake relationship trope and it’s so well-written here. 

I can see why these books are so popular and I’m looking forward to reading the rest of the trilogy. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Medical content, Death of parent, and Police brutality

Minor: Cannibalism

iwikiwi's review

adventurous 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Alcoholism and Death of parent

parlonny's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Torture, Emotional abuse, Death, Blood, Medical trauma, Body horror, Violence, Injury/injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Medical content, Gore, Excrement, and Death of parent

Moderate: Self harm, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, War, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, and Vomit

lowercaseace's review

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Alcoholism

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

bookthief's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I LOVED THIS BOOK! 
So much better than the movie. 
I loved the insight to Katniss’ thoughts and feelings throughout the games. Katniss is such a strong female lead character, that I love with all my heart. Every chapter was left on a cliff hanger making me want to read on. This was a great read and I can’t wait to read the others.

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Content Warnings

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

kashby's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Grief, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Blood, Child death, Classism, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Death of parent and Animal death

Minor: Alcohol, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Suicide, and Alcoholism

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