Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins

30 reviews

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

notyanlin's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Injury/injury detail, Murder, Death of parent, Blood, Cursing, Police brutality, Alcoholism, Violence, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Child death, Alcohol, and War

orchidlilly's review

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Mental illness, Blood, Medical content, Police brutality, Gore, Murder, Death, Violence, Body horror, Classism, Grief, Injury/injury detail, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Addiction, Ableism, Animal death, Alcohol, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Alcoholism, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Eating disorder, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Animal cruelty, Vomit, Medical trauma, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, and Sexism

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

lajoy's review

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Injury/injury detail, Blood, Death, and Animal death

Moderate: Police brutality, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, and Suicide attempt

ariesdaydream's review

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

I loved it when I read it as a kid, and then in my early 20s. My favorite book series!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Classism, Police brutality, Rape, Alcoholism, Blood, Violence, Death, Injury/injury detail, and Murder

zombiezami's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

4.0

I first read this series in my twenties, and I'm now reading this again at age 31. Overall, it holds up quite a lot. I now understand Katniss to be an aroace character, even if that wasn't the author's intention. That reading has added a new dimension and flavor to the narrative. The chapters are masterfully crafted, and I don't think the author ever got enough credit for the skillfulness of her writing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Animal death, Death, Alcoholism, Medical content, Medical trauma, Injury/injury detail, Child death, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Gore, Addiction, Grief, Gaslighting, and Confinement

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Drug use, Alcohol, Classism, Torture, and Genocide

Minor: War, Cannibalism, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Ableism, Racism, and Police brutality

Starvation, Dehydration, Dictatorship

gurnoor's review

adventurous challenging medium-paced

• 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

One of my favourite reads

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death, Murder, Child death, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: War, Alcohol, Police brutality, Eating disorder, Death of parent, Classism, Alcoholism, and Medical content

Minor: Cannibalism, Animal death, Vomit, and Child abuse