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The Hunger Games |  | Author: Suzanne Collins
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  1186 reviews
Sales Rank: 12
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Reading Level: Young Adult
Pages: 384
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 8.7 x 5.5 x 1.2
ISBN: 0439023483
EAN: 9780439023481
ASIN: 0439023483
Publication Date: September 14, 2008
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Katniss is a 16-year-old girl living with her mother and younger sister in the poorest district of Panem, the remains of what used be the United States. Long ago the districts waged war on the Capitol and were defeated. As part of the surrender terms, each district agreed to send one boy and one girl to appear in an annual televised event called, "The Hunger Games." The terrain, rules, and level of audience participation may change but one thing is constant: kill or be killed. When Kat's sister is chosen by lottery, Kat steps up to go in her place.
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 Amazing book! September 7, 2010
Lindsay Deneselya
Wow, this book turned out to be much better than I had hoped for. I actually couldn't put it down and found myself taking it with me wherever I went in hopes of getting in a few extra minutes of reading.
The book is the first in a powerful trilogy. The basic synopsis is that American as we know it is long gone and a new country stands in its place. The country is divided into districts that each have their own separate jobs to do. The all-powerful capitol makes life in the districts miserable. But the capitol's power is questioned when a girl named Katniss challenges their authority in their own death games: The Hunger Games. A possible revolt is on the distant horizon, but I won't say anymore so I don't ruin the book.
Overall, the characters are well developed and believable. Also, the book's outcome is unique and unpredictable. The book is action packed and suspenseful and hard to put down. A great opener for an amazing trilogy.
Disturbingly great trip September 7, 2010
Tony Bertauski (South Carolina)
The first chapter wasn't an immediate hook, but it wasn't long before I was deeply invested in the characters (my number one demand from a novel). Collins does a fine job of creating well-rounded, consistent characters in this dystopian novel. Did I say consistent? Absolutely. Too many novels fall apart on that point. This one doesn't. Life in the Seam is so well described that the pages actually feel gray and drab. When Prim is selected for the Hunger Games, I could sense Katniss's panic and helplessness.
Collins relies a bit much on flashback in the beginning to create the back stories, but it soon sticks to the present moment and kept me reading each word. Her pace unfolds at a leisurely pace, sometimes feeling a tad slow but always picking back up. I thought the writing would've benefited from occasional section breaks to enhance the passage of time.
The world of the Hunger Games is, to say the least, surreal; at times it comes off as one big game show, like The Running Man. But I never had problems with my suspension of disbelief. The tracker jackers, mockingjays, and the loathsome nature of the Capitol seemed fitting (and in a nightmarish way, plausible). The only time I felt there was a bit of a stretch was the wolf-creatures that were apparently mutations of the other tributes. That seemed unnecessary, and a bit corny. Maybe it plays into book 2, but rabid wolf-creatures would've been enough.
I was satisfied with the end. It wasn't great, wasn't a let down. No big resolution, but at least there wasn't a cliff-hanger (which I despise).
Best book I've read in 2010. Looking forward to book 2.
Not Just for the Kids September 7, 2010
Melissa Strand (Memphis, TN)
My daughter had to read this for school. I picked it up one afternoon because I was so bored, I would have read just about anything. This is a can't-put-it-down, stay-up-until-your-done kind of book. This book will have you bringing it to dinner, hiding it under the table cloth, and reading it when someone isn't looking. The Hunger Games is fast- paced, exciting, and a great book for all ages.
Wow, just wow. September 6, 2010
loveforpitbulls
I literally read this book cover-to-cover in 1 day. It was by far one of the best books I have ever read. I always buy books online so I can get good deals but after reading the first book I had to go to the bookstore and buy the second one for full hardcover price. I am about 50 pages in and was definitely worth the $20.
The way she describes all the details was so riveting that I found myself really connecting with the characters in the book. I would say anyone from 12 to 100 would enjoy the action/love/suspense of this amazing book!
Haunting Love Story I Can't Forget September 6, 2010
Bookpeople Brenda
The premise is shocking: teenage kids are randomly picked by a lottery system to fight to the death in a televised show in order to get food for their community. Two kids Katniss and Peeta from the same community are picked. As they are training, they fall in love, but has to fight each other. It's one of the most disturbing, but lovely book I've read in a long time.
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