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The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

35 reviews

elle7_09's review

adventurous challenging emotional tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Body horror, Death of parent, Addiction, Alcohol, Bullying, Animal cruelty, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Murder, Torture, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Gun violence, Child death, Death, Dysphoria, Medical content, Medical trauma, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Classism, Colonisation, Child abuse, Suicide, Suicide attempt, War, Ableism, Confinement, Drug use, and Physical abuse

beebrainn's review

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

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

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

alyssapusateri's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Addiction, Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, Medical content, Animal cruelty, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Confinement

Minor: Torture, Cannibalism, Grief, and Kidnapping

_fallinglight_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Suicide, Death of parent, Vomit, Ableism, and Sexism

Minor: Sexual assault and Cannibalism

tieflingmom's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, War, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Child death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Classism, Death of parent, and Suicide

ag_berry's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense medium-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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Confinement, Animal death, Eating disorder, Child death, Body horror, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Physical abuse, Grief, Classism, and Blood

Moderate: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Gore, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Medical content, and War

astrangewind's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad 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? It's complicated

4.75

I am astonished, yet again, by the ease with which Collins examines the dynamics of an oppressive government, late-stage (and beyond) capitalism, death and trauma, and teenage love. When I first read The Hunger Games series, I was in middle school and had yet to grasp the intentions of the Hunger Games and those behind them. Now, after watching the movies (again) and reading Ballad, I find myself believing in and understanding Katniss and the complexity of her life before and after the Games, whereas as a preteen I was largely concerned with who she intended to date.

The Hunger Games is utterly un-put-down-able. I already know the story and how it ends, but even so, I cried at the same parts I always have. The depth of the characters and world and story, how cleanly it foreshadows the following books, the realistic depiction of PTSD.... it's all brilliant.

The only reason this book gets less than 5 stars is that the writing is just the slightest bit stunted, and I found parts of the book rather dull, particularly before the Games proper. (Although I found that Ballad didn't have this problem, but it could be the first-person vs. third-person perspective. So I definitely don't blame Collins for that.)

This book is truly a must-read for everyone. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Grief, Gore, and Medical content

Minor: War, Suicide, Cannibalism, Vomit, Death of parent, and Classism

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 of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Death

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

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

flamesocks's review

challenging dark emotional 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: Suicide attempt, Death, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Violence, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Medical content, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, War, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Cannibalism

e_emmaa's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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, Murder, Child death, Alcoholism, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Violence

Moderate: Gore, Death, Suicide attempt, Animal death, and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction, Death of parent, Cannibalism, Suicide, Alcohol, War, Alcoholism, and Animal death