Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Hunger Games: Os Jogos da Fome by Suzanne Collins

517 reviews

centipedes's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Xenophobia, Police brutality, and Death of parent

Minor: Gun violence and War

matidareads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Death of parent, and Classism

Minor: Violence, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

livelaughomo's review against another edition

challenging 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Alcoholism, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Abandonment

spazzcats's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, and Death of parent

joyanna_e's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

bookforthought's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

Well, this was just as good on a second reading so many years later. I'm quite surprised because I feared I wouldn't enjoy it quite as much now I was more grown-up, but I just couldn't stop listening to it. The audiobook narrated by Tatiana Maslany is amazing, by the way: she did such a fantastic job bringing Katniss to life! Her singing in *that* scene actually made me tear up.

There was a lot more nuance to the characters and the worldbuilding than I remembered, and the social justice element was really evident - maybe even a bit too much at times but hey, it still works considering it's a YA novel. I'll continue my re-read with the next book in the series, which I'm even more curious to revisit since I remember very little about it.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Torture and Vomit

Minor: Cannibalism and War

lilsisbooklist's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

STARS:⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
SPICE LEVEL: (Non-Existent to 🌶).
TAGS:  DYSTOPIAN, YOUNG ADULT, FICTION, SCIENCE FICTION, TEEN
MOOD: ADVENTUROUS, TENSE, DARK, EMOTIONAL
STORY: Gripping adventure with a strong and complex heroine, exploring themes of survival, rebellion, and the human cost of war, with a dash of romance
FAVORITE QUOTE: "May the Odds Ever Be In Your Favor".

MY THOUGHTS:
I frequently ponder Suzanne Collins' mindset and the creative process behind envisioning a story set in a world where children are compelled to battle each other to the death. 

It makes me reflect on my own moral judgment, considering how much I enjoyed every moment of reading it. Given the current state of society, I sometimes wonder if such a scenario may not be so far-fetched.  

I devoured this book quickly and found it consistently engaging. I eagerly anticipated picking up the rest of the series to keep reading.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

jmb1225's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Violence

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Alcoholism, Medical content, and Death of parent

lakea's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

q_bert13'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? Yes

4.0

Rereading this series to read the newest book (2020) only to announce they’re adding a fourth in 2025! I forget how much i enjoyed this series as a kid, and it still holds up today. I still critique the use of the love triangle, but i understand why it’s included. Overall still a great, enjoyable read. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Classism

Minor: Vomit, Police brutality, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, and War