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giulidrago's review against another edition
- 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
Pubblicato nel 2008, a più di dieci anni dall'uscita, rimane un libro fenomenale.
Crudo, feroce e diretto, con scene rese ancora più strazianti dal contrasto tra il bisogno di sopravvivere e il rifiuto di essere ridotti a merce, la storia va avanti a benzina e colpi di scena, immergendo il lettore in uno squallore che da assuefazione. Lo stile è asciutto e privo di fronzoli, ma ciò amplifica la potenza del libro a dismisura. Riletto da adulto ti lascia addosso un certo effetto, molto sgradevole, che da adolescente non avevo provato.
Graphic: Mental illness, Blood, Child death, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
snowiceblackfruit77's review
- 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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Mental illness, Violence, Vomit, Blood, Hate crime, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Classism, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Animal death, Murder, Body horror, Child death, Grief, and Torture
lumi's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Blood, Death of parent, Torture, Animal death, Addiction, Death, Child death, Child abuse, Violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body horror, Murder, Animal cruelty, War, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Vomit, Cannibalism, and Domestic abuse
lqne's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
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
wahseissej's review
- 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
Moderate: Police brutality, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Child death, Genocide, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Child abuse
redefiningrachel's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Child death, Murder, Body horror, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Torture, Confinement, Child abuse, Addiction, Death of parent, Alcohol, Classism, and Medical content
Minor: Mental illness and Cannibalism
mermaidsherbet's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Classism, Death, and Child abuse
Moderate: Murder, Genocide, Body horror, Violence, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Cannibalism, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Police brutality, Torture, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Grief, Medical trauma, Toxic friendship, Slavery, War, Xenophobia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Addiction, Animal death, Blood, and Medical content
cassiereadsbooks_'s review against another edition
- 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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Torture, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, War, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Violence, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Mental illness, and Murder
danicam's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Gore, Child death, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Mental illness and Grief
raisinreads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
The Hunger Games does not pull punches when it comes to political and social allegory on the US. It is brutal, damning, and so tragically accurate.
I love the emphasis on how community and kindness bring us strength, how systems of power aim to pit people against one another, how if you constantly keep people down they will not have the time or health to fight back. There is an assessment of privilege, of the commodification of tragedy, of hypersurveillance, of how all of these systems hurt and change children. Trauma runs deep throughout the entirety of the text.
And there is such love in the characters, in how they maintain their humanity, in how they take care of each other. It is love, connection, humanity that make us human and that is almost constantly emphasized.
The metaphors and allegories and characters within the text could be analyzed in multi-hundred page essay, but I will just end by saying I believe this is one of the most well-done dystopian novels in recent years and it continues to stick with me.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Murder, Physical abuse, Child death, Classism, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Mental illness, Violence, Addiction, Death, Gore, Alcohol, Animal death, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Body horror, Body shaming, Medical content, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts