Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

50 reviews

loveisabird's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.25

it really is sooooo crazy how popular this pro-revolution anti-fascist YA series became isn’t it. it’s literally so radical and we just don’t acknowledge it because our society simply can’t handle it. and like. did suzanne collins even mean to write the most politically radical piece of mass media of the 21st century? i don’t know that she didn’t but somehow it feels hard to believe that she did. 

and yeah it really all does hit different in 2024 doesn’t it. 

ok but as for this book. when i first read it in eighth grade all i cared about was katniss/peeta. engrained from twilight i suppose but it makes me cringe to consider. the last time i tried to read it a few years ago i couldn’t make it very far in because the simplistic first person POV writing was soooo grating to me. and well it still is but after powering through a little longer the truly excellent story takes precedence and saves the day. wish a good writer wrote it though still, sorry suzanne!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Death of parent

Minor: Medical content, Medical trauma, and Fire/Fire injury

catsbreadbikes's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This was a reread, my first book os 2024. One day i hope to reread and find that it's no longer relevant to my life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal cruelty and War

lumi's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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

A modern classic, my addiction since my teen years that never disappoints.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Domestic abuse, Vomit, and Cannibalism

lqne's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Mental illness, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty, Physical abuse, Suicide, Torture, Vomit, War, and Classism

erica_reads_things's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny sad 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? No

4.5

I mean, what else does there have to be said about a classic?? I read this so long ago and wanted to revisit after seeing the prequel movie. It was fun to revisit with more attention and a different perspective. Excited to journey through the series again!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Antisemitism, Grief, and Classism

Minor: Body horror, Bullying, Gore, Medical content, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and War

inkysplodge's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror and Alcohol

Minor: Animal cruelty, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Medical content, Death of parent, and War

goldnhabitx's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Classism

Moderate: Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and War

rtthalia's review against another edition

adventurous emotional relaxing fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

leeyongjin's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Alcohol, Colonisation, Dysphoria, and Classism

Minor: Cannibalism and Abandonment

samugranjo's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Mental illness, Vomit, and Medical content

Minor: Animal cruelty, Racism, Slavery, and Cannibalism

For the trigger warnings pf Slavery and Racism I have to point out

that althought it isn't completely explicit the representation of the agriculture district seemed like a very explicit portrayal of racism and slavery