Thursday, July 9, 2009

Hungry for a Good Summer Read?

You know that kind of book that you start and just can't put down? And it's not because it's brain-rot, but because it's simple and engaging and truly good and you like the characters and the plot and before you know it, it's 2 am and you're still hunched over reading? That's the kind of book The Hunger Games is. A good story mixed in with some social commentary and a good post-apocalyptic background. 

I picked it up on Amazon's recommendation with two other young adult novels. The other two were forgettable--decent plot, mediocre execution; i made myself read the last few chapters.  The Hunger Games was the exact opposite. Katniss, the young protagonist, is chosen as a tribute from her district to represent them in the annual Hunger Games, a televised fight-to-the-death, one-man-leaves contest with 24 other contestants. The details in how a tribute is chosen, why the Hunger Games were started, the trip to the Capitol to compete and the training and pageantry the contestants go through is unforgettable. 

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