raisinreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
The Hunger Games does not pull punches when it comes to political and social allegory on the US. It is brutal, damning, and so tragically accurate.
I love the emphasis on how community and kindness bring us strength, how systems of power aim to pit people against one another, how if you constantly keep people down they will not have the time or health to fight back. There is an assessment of privilege, of the commodification of tragedy, of hypersurveillance, of how all of these systems hurt and change children. Trauma runs deep throughout the entirety of the text.
And there is such love in the characters, in how they maintain their humanity, in how they take care of each other. It is love, connection, humanity that make us human and that is almost constantly emphasized.
The metaphors and allegories and characters within the text could be analyzed in multi-hundred page essay, but I will just end by saying I believe this is one of the most well-done dystopian novels in recent years and it continues to stick with me.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Murder, Physical abuse, Child death, Classism, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Mental illness, Violence, Addiction, Death, Gore, Alcohol, Animal death, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Body horror, Body shaming, Medical content, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts
coraleexo's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Child death, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, and Alcoholism
Minor: Cannibalism
jailynxpaige's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, and Grief
Anytime I consume hunger games related media I want to die !!!!!!!greenlivingaudioworm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Classism, Animal death, Vomit, Confinement, Murder, Violence, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Alcoholism, and Blood
goldnhabitx's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Blood, Child death, Gore, Classism, Alcoholism, Animal death, Death of parent, Grief, Death, and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Medical trauma, War, and Medical content
kingspite618's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Violence, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Torture, Cannibalism, Blood, Alcoholism, Child death, and Death
betweentheshelves's review against another edition
- 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
This was one of the books that I included in my MA thesis way back when, and there are still things I notice while reading that I either forgot or didn't notice in previous reads. From a gender theory perspective (which is part of what I did my thesis on), Katniss is such a fascinating character. And man, do I miss that kind of academic writing. I'll have to find a way to get back into it somehow!
Anyway, all this just to say: this book series will definitely forever be one of my favorites. If you haven't read it yet, the new movie coming out might just make it the perfect time!
Graphic: Death, Child death, and Violence
Moderate: Grief, Alcoholism, and Death of parent
Minor: Cannibalism
jadeilona_'s review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, War, and Child abuse
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Classism, Grief, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Minor: Death of parent and Animal death
vanyas's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Self harm, Police brutality, Suicide, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Classism, Death, War, Blood, Death of parent, Confinement, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Murder, and Violence
jjstoff's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? No
5.0
Graphic: Death, Child death, and Violence