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Work detailsThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Excellent book full of drama and adventure. Set in the future at an unknown time in what was former America. Katniss, a young woman, is chosen to represent her district in the annual Hunger Games. She must use her natural skills and quick thinking to try and prevent herself from being killed and become the victor. A lot of surprising twists and turns in these games that make this quite the unpredictable story. Easy to read with an engaging story made for a quick page turner. If you like adventure, drama, and unpredictability I highly recommend this book. (  ) gdill | May 16, 2013 |  Book Blurb: 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 Primrose, regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister's place in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before — and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that will weigh survival against humanity and life against love. My Review: One of my favorite book series is the Tomorrow series (the first book is Tomorrow When the War Began) by John Marsden. Why am I telling you that? Because The Hunger Games has the same vibe and invokes the same reactions in me. It's a post-apocalyptic story of a teen-aged girl thrown into a situation she cannot control and having to draw on all of her survival skills to battle elements, nature and other people who are bigger and stronger than she is to fight for her life. The book is violent in part, but it is also thought provoking and heart warming. I think we can all relate to Kat's love for her sister, her confusion and her strong desire to live and make a better life for herself and her family. I really liked this book. (  ) ABShepherd | May 15, 2013 | In the future, North American has become the nation of Panem, ruled by the Capitol and separated into 12 districts. Past rebellion has caused the Capitol to become extreme in their methods of keeping the districts under control. To keep the districts in check, the Capitol instills fear in the districts by holding an annual "Hunger Games." In these games, one boy and one girl from each district (called "tributes") are sent to an arena where they must fight to the death. To make it worse, these events are broadcast on live TV. Katniss Everdeen, who lives in district 12, is her family's provider because she breaks the rules and goes hunting. She is fiercely protective of her sister, Prim, so when Prim's name is called as a Hunger Games participant, Katniss volunteers to take her place. Katniss is immediately taken to the Capitol in preparation for the Hunger Games, along with the other 23 tributes. Will Katniss survive the Games? If you work with young adults or are a fan of young adult literature, this book is practically required reading. I'd heard wonderful things about it, but I didn't pick it up until recently. It kept me up late at night because I couldn't. put. it. down. It is action-packed and you never know what will happen next. I thought that Collins developed the characters well, and I was really rooting for Katniss throughout the whole book. There was even a little element of romance in this book, despite the grim circumstances the characters find themselves in. If you want an exciting blend of adventure, romance, and suspense, read this book. To be honest, I was afraid the violence in this book would be a huge turnoff, but I was so engrossed in the story that they violence didn't ruin it for me. The ending was a big surprise to me, and I couldn't wait to find out what happened to the characters next. Luckily, this is the first book of a trilogy! If you liked The Hunger Games, pick up the second book in the trilogy, Catching Fire. The third book, [b:Mockingjay|7260188|Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)|Suzanne Collins|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1294615552s/7260188.jpg|8812783], is coming out in August! I'm warning you - only pick up this book if you have time to finish it quickly. You will not want to put it down! Same goes for Catching Fire. ( ) | May 13, 2013 | edit | Pretty good YA dystopian fiction. As Steven King said in his EW review, you keep reading for the story, even tho it's not the most original, and the writing is only mediocre. (and in HG2, it goes downhill!) (  ) lxydis | May 11, 2013 | Overall, I thought it was a good read, a page-turner with a neat twist at the end. ( ) CatQuilt | May 10, 2013 |
 The concept of the book isn’t particularly original — a nearly identical premise is explored in “Battle Royale,” a wondrously gruesome Japanese novel that has been spun off into a popular manga series. Nor is there anything spectacular about the writing — the words describe the action and little else. But the considerable strength of the novel comes in Collins’s convincingly detailed world-building and her memorably complex and fascinating heroine. In fact, by not calling attention to itself, the text disappears in the way a good font does: nothing stands between Katniss and the reader, between Panem and America. The Hunger Games isn't exactly a deep work of literature, but it is a fun, exciting adventure story with a cool, believable female hero. And a entertainingly bleak, dystopian world with just enough of a reflection of our own reality to be thought-provoking. And most of all, a media-savvy story of on-camera slaughter by a former television professional. Good stuff, check it out. As negative Utopias go, Suzanne Collins has created a dilly. The United States is gone. North America has become Panem, a TV-dominated dictatorship run from a city called the Capitol. The rest of Panem is divided into 12 Districts (the former 13th had the bad judgment to revolt and no longer exists). Is contained inIs parodied inHas as a reference guide/companion
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In a future North America, where the rulers of Panem maintain control through an annual televised survival competition pitting young people from each of the twelve districts against one another, sixteen-year-old Katniss's skills are put to the test when she voluntarily takes her younger sister's place.… (more)
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