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First 50 Book Challenge Review
Jan. 3rd, 2012 03:49 pmTitle: The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games Trilogy #1)
Author: Suzanne Collins
Page Count: 374
Date Started: Jan 1, 2012
Date Finished: Jan. 3, 2012
Read On: Paperback
Summary: In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlaying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them to all send one boy and one 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 weigh survival against humanity and life against love.
Review: I pretty much like everything in this book. The plot was good, the characters were awesome and the overall feel of the book was amazing. You feel for all of the characters you're supposed to feel for, and dislike all of the ones you're supposed to dislike. The setting and the Hunger Games themselves lend themselves to the book in a way that even without the movie coming out, you can picture it without any problems. All in all the only thing I didn't like while I was reading was the beginning, but now that's grown on me too.
5/5 stars, can't wait to read Catching Fire.
Note: Not a very long review, but I'll write more later.
Author: Suzanne Collins
Page Count: 374
Date Started: Jan 1, 2012
Date Finished: Jan. 3, 2012
Read On: Paperback
Summary: In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlaying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them to all send one boy and one 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 weigh survival against humanity and life against love.
Review: I pretty much like everything in this book. The plot was good, the characters were awesome and the overall feel of the book was amazing. You feel for all of the characters you're supposed to feel for, and dislike all of the ones you're supposed to dislike. The setting and the Hunger Games themselves lend themselves to the book in a way that even without the movie coming out, you can picture it without any problems. All in all the only thing I didn't like while I was reading was the beginning, but now that's grown on me too.
5/5 stars, can't wait to read Catching Fire.
Note: Not a very long review, but I'll write more later.
