The
Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
★★★★★
Every year the Hunger Games are held and it was time for them to begin
again. There are twelve districts and each district has to have a boy and a
girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen entered into the games. The
children are put into an arena and have a fight to the death. There can only be
one survivor. The odds were high for Katniss and her friend Gale to get picked
because it is done by a lottery system. Once you turn twelve your name went
into it once each year and if you needed help with food for survival you could
get some by entering your name more times. Katniss and Gale did this a lot.
Even though the odds were high for them, Katniss’s younger sister Prim who only
had her name entered once, got picked. Katniss Volunteered to save her sister
and with that decision began the fight for her life.
I finally sat down and read this book now that the movie is coming out in
March. I had heard great things about it and had it highly recommended to me
many times. I was not disappointed. I absolutely loved the story. The adventure
was always exciting and I was continually wondering what would happen next,
which kept me turning the pages.
The characters seemed very real and I found myself cheering for them. This book had heart also. It wasn’t just a
cut-throat adventure, there was more to it. There was love, friendship and
heart breaking moments. I was not only cheering for the main character Katniss.
I wanted her to kick butt and win but I also couldn’t help loving some of the
other characters (i.e. Rue). I’ve been
completely drawn into this world and I can’t wait to read the rest of the
series.
It is definitely a bit of a dark book considering twenty four children are
having a fight to the death. This is the first time I have read about this kind
of thing. I think part of the reason I waited so long to read this book is
because of the subject matter. It was a hard thing to wrap my head around.
