The Hunger Games

by Suzanne Collins

Paperback, 384 pages

English language

Published Sept. 3, 2009 by Scholastic Inc.

ISBN:: 978-0-439-02352-8
OCLC Number:: 690850810

(25 reviews)

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 Capitols is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and once 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 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 weight survival against humanity and life against love. (back cover)

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5 stars

This book came with high praise from all my friends, so I had high expectations. It starts slowly but entertains well enough. I would like to know more about Panem and how this all came about, the fragments of information were quite captivating.

It really picks up immensely once the Hunger Games actually begin, and you start caring about the tributes. At the end, it left me wanting to pick up the next book eagerly, with its cliffhanger ending, and I am greatly looking forward to reading Catching Fire.

Considering I just recently watched my co-workers go nuts over Junglecamp on TV, with its TV romance and the audience waiting to have the contestants rip each other apart (at least verbally, not physically), it's a disturbing look at reality TV and oppression.