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The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

151 reviews

notfastreader_14's review

adventurous emotional funny sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

Let me just say that this book was a rollercoaster and I loved it also Peeta Mellark has a way with words

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Violence, Alcoholism, Medical content, and Blood

Moderate: Abandonment, Body horror, and Addiction

Minor: Genocide, Death of parent, and Child death

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

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

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

cleotheo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

It's a very emotional book. The emotion is not "lighthearted fun".

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Alcohol, Blood, Child death, Classism, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Vomit, Animal death, Murder, Alcoholism, Confinement, and Medical content

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Child abuse, Drug abuse, and Body horror

Minor: War and Cannibalism

mccntattoo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Kidnapping, Medical content, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Cannibalism

melist6's review

adventurous 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Death, Violence, Child death, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent, Alcoholism, Grief, Animal death, and Murder

Minor: Cannibalism

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

baileyharwood's review

adventurous hopeful 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

Captured my attention from start to finish without letting go. Suzanne has a genuine skill with her writing and I fully believe she deserves every word of praise she gets, truly remarkable work.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Addiction, Alcohol, Gore, and Murder

sasquatch_3's review

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Classism, Murder, Suicide attempt, Cannibalism, Child death, Torture, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Vomit, Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and War

snowiceblackfruit77's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

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