The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Yeah, I'm a little late (okay, way late) to the party but I finished reading the Hunger Games back in April. I read it partly during my lunch hours at work, and now I can review the book.


From Goodreads: "Could you survive on your own, in the wild, with everyone out to make sure you don't live to see the morning?

In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives alone with her mother and younger sister, regards it as a death sentence when she is forced to represent her district in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before-and survival."


My opinion: This is a pretty good book. I am normally not the biggest fan of first person point of view but in this case it really works. I do kind of wonder what it was like reading this book right after it came out instead of already knowing bits about the sequels. Reading it already knowing that she is in a sequel and so is someone else lightened the impact a little. The main character was likeable and easy to read about. The story has enough twists and turns to keep the reader interested in turning the page. I've always been a fan of young adult novels where the character has to struggle to survive but finds a way on their own to handle the situations they end up in. And the first person present tense flows well enough that it's almost hard to noticed it. Overall, a good book.

Recommendation: I recommend anyone who hasn't read this one to read it. Which probably isn't too many people.

 

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Hi Dawn, I wanted to let you know that your one of the winners for the Liebster Blog Award! Many congrats: I have the list of names who won and your on it. Go and check it out here's the link.

I loved the Hunger Games - I didn't want to like it because of the hype surrounding it but it's amazing!

Sophie :)

http://verdictbookreviews.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/verdict-has-won-liebster-blog-award.html

grace crawford said...

Great review! I loved the book and I loved the movie! I rarely go to the movies just because I figure I can swap for it on dvd or buy it when it comes out on Amazon for the price of a movie ticket but this movie I would pay to see AGAIN! I know it's nothing like Twilight but I feel like they did such a better job all around with this one. The actors, the storyline, the visuals, it was all very nicely done.

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