Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

43 reviews

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

skyeshark1's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

4.0

The second book is way better. This one is still good though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Body horror, Blood, Child death, Genocide, Grief, and War

Moderate: Alcohol, Gaslighting, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, and Death of parent

Minor: Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Body shaming, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Torture, Violence, and War

griminycricket's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Kidnapping, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Medical content, Murder, Blood, Child abuse, Classism, Death, and War

Minor: Abandonment and Mental illness

dannacalder22's review

adventurous 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

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Death of parent, War, Abandonment, and Child death

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

912jae's review

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: War, Vomit, Gore, Eating disorder, Confinement, Animal death, Alcohol, Abandonment, Child abuse, Blood, Murder, Cannibalism, Addiction, and Violence

margot_the_librarian's review

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, and Child death

Moderate: Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Classism, and Physical abuse

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

fkshg8465's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Much better than the movie!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Gore, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, War, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Body horror, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, Blood, Child death, Classism, Emotional abuse, and Grief

mermaidsherbet's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

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