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.
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.
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