Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

72 reviews

mayareadsxo's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Mental illness, Torture, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

fanboyriot's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

2.5

Read For

✓ Strong FMC

✓ Slight Cliffhanger Ending

✓ Unique Plot for its Publication Year

✓ Very Similar to the Movie Adaptation

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Definitely went into this expecting more.  While I almost DNF’d it at 9% I kept going.  It was nearly identical to the movie only a few parts changed but ultimately it was an okay book.  I think I would have liked it more when I was a teenager rather than now but in the end I listened to the audiobook (in x3) in one go of it while I cleaned my house so it kept me busy entertained enough.

Spice Level: n/a

Angst Level: 💧💧💧

POV: First Person 

Release Date: 01, October 2008

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Colonisation

Minor: Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Self harm, and Alcohol

partlyclaudia's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

held off on this series for so long and i don’t even know why. the first one was so fucking good even tho i knew that rue died like it still ate down even tho i lowk predicted the whole plot 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️. was so much better and more well-written AND so fucking topical …. too topical … suzanne girl … the dystopia is looking like . the present day .

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Grief, and Murder

drarryshipper28's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

valerian_honeybee's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Violence, and Classism

Moderate: Body horror and War

Minor: Mental illness

wrenbird031's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

4.25

It was pretty good, but not an overall favorite. I wasn’t too fond of the whole

“the mutts are actually the dead tributes”

thing, but it does help convey the horrors and atrocities that the Capital and the game makers commit during the games.

Overall, it was well written and a pretty good read, especially if you’re in a reading slump.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Grief and Death of parent

Minor: Mental illness and War

The reason I included mental illness is because of Katniss’ PTSD from the death of her father.

tabea1409's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

beebrainn'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I remember reading this series as the movies were coming out and i absolutely loved it. coming back to it now as a fan of the dark and gritty dystopian novels, i’ve fallen in love with it once again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Slavery, Kidnapping, Grief, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and War

skyeshark1's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The second book is way better. This one is still good though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Genocide, Blood, Grief, and War

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Mental illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and War

griminycricket's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Mental illness and Abandonment