Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

The Hunger Games: Os Jogos da Fome, by Suzanne Collins

58 reviews

ashtont's review against another edition

reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death, Child death, Violence, Injury/injury detail, Animal death, Confinement, Blood, and Body horror

Moderate: Child abuse, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Death of parent, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, and Suicide attempt

lbooksandruby's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Classism, Death, War, and Injury/injury detail

Moderate: Blood, Police brutality, and Murder

Minor: Grief, Death of parent, Animal death, Body horror, and Bullying

creativeworld'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

5.0

I tend not to read overly popular books for fear it won't live up to my expectations but I am so glad I did. Listening to Tatiana Maslany really brought Katniss to life in a new way. It was well written and still exciting even after seeing the films many times. Highly recommend. I am definitely going to listen to the next few books in the series and may even re-read in the future (a rare occurrence for me) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Animal death, Blood, Colonisation, Injury/injury detail, Confinement, Slavery, Alcoholism, Classism, Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, and Vomit

_lunar__'s review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Alcohol, Animal death, Medical content, Child death, Murder, Grief, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Blood, Gore, Injury/injury detail, War, Body horror, Confinement, and Police brutality

Moderate: Torture, Xenophobia, Slavery, Drug use, and Pregnancy

daisytrails's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Classism, Death of parent, Medical content, Child abuse, Confinement, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Murder, Self harm, Blood, Body shaming, Cannibalism, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/injury detail, Vomit, Violence, and Alcoholism

mateyy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

This must be the 10th time I’ve read this—although it’s been like 5ish years—it holds up so well. Collins is such a literary genius; HG is a gripping harrowing tale about fascism and each time I’m more struck about how traumatic it is. This is really is dystopian storytelling at its best. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, War, Alcoholism, Blood, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Death, Medical trauma, and Violence

magnan1mouse'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/injury detail, Gore, Body horror, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Animal death, Alcohol, Medical trauma, Alcoholism, and Grief

Minor: Suicide attempt, Classism, Death of parent, Child abuse, Suicide, Slavery, and Cannibalism

tania_mybookishsecret's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Grief, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, and Death of parent

Minor: Cannibalism and Vomit

liv_jones's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Is it too early to call this book a modern classic yet? Most of the books I read during the YA dystopian boom of the early-to-mid-2010s have not aged well at all, but I enjoyed this book so much that I can’t believe I’ve gone this long without reading it. Suzanne Collins provides a masterclass in dystopian worldbuilding as she creates a society that is so clearly awful yet so close to the world we live in. There is so much potential and I feel Collins has only touched the surface so I look forward to exploring more of Panem in the other books. 

I tend to find the protagonists of these kinds of books annoying and Mary-Sue esque but I was really surprised by how much I liked Katniss. Her limitations, the way she narrates her thoughts, and the way she interacts with other people seem so realistic and three-dimensional. It may have helped that I was listening to the audiobook narrated by Tatiana Maslany, whose voice acting throughout is absolutely fantastic and brought every character, and especially Katniss, to life. 

Plus, I’m a sucker for the fake relationship trope and it’s so well-written here. 

I can see why these books are so popular and I’m looking forward to reading the rest of the trilogy. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Medical content, Death of parent, and Police brutality

Minor: Cannibalism

parlonny's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Torture, Emotional abuse, Death, Blood, Medical trauma, Body horror, Violence, Injury/injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Medical content, Gore, Excrement, and Death of parent

Moderate: Self harm, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, War, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, and Vomit