The Hunger Games – Suzanne Collins

The Hunger Games – Suzanne Collins

If put in a kill or be killed situation, I believe I’d be able to do whatever was necessary to survive.  The main character, Katniss Everdeen was put in that very situation, and by her own choosing.

The story takes place “in the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem.”  Each district in Panem is required to give two tributes, a boy and a girl, between the ages of 12 and 18 to participate in the annual Hunger Games; as a reminder of the complete control the Capital has over the districts.  The Hunger Games is a fight to the death, completely televised for all to watch.  These children are forced to survive on their own with whatever skills they have amassed during their youth, and are expected to kill or be killed, last person standing is the victor.

The Hunger Games had me from the first chapter, wanting to continue reading until I ran out of pages. If you’ve read any of my previous reviews, you’ll already know that I’m not much of a reader; but I tore through this book in a little over a week.  I found myself wanting to know what happened next and would find myself wanting to read this story instead of my normal routines.

While reading this book, I found myself picturing each scene as though it was in a movie.  I’m sure if this series isn’t already being made into a screenplay it will be soon.  The follow up books to this one are Catching Fire and Mockingjay.  Typically, I would wait for a book to come out in paperback before buying it, but this series sucked me in and I broke down and have purchased Catching Fire in hardcover and am looking forward to reading it as well.

If you’re looking for a story that is easy to get into, this is a great read; and very difficult to put down.  For some of you more avid readers, the 370 pages won’t take you very long to get through.

Reviewed by Cortney

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