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 Capitol keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to 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 … it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister’s place in the Games. But Katniss has been close to death before-and survival, for her, is second nature. Still, if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.
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I avoided this book like the plague. It was one of the books for the burgeoning vampire/zombie/dystopian world that young readers seemed to overdose on. My library book discussion chose it as our monthly read. Oh, gawd!
Surprisingly I got hooked. It was well-written with no vampires or zombies, but it was dystopian. I rooted for Katniss Everdeen and was confident she would end up on top. I, of course, had to follow up with the subsequent two volumes.
I’ve read THE HUNGER GAMES twice which is unusual for me, but this time I wanted to analyze what makes a book where children are forced to kill each other so gripping. It’s the sheer emotion on the page, the fact that as I’m reading it, every fiber in my body is screaming, No, No, No!
I loved this book. The character development, the world building around a future earth and a book written in first person, present tense that was actually wonderful to read.
I really didn’t think I would like it, but I loved the entire series.
It is meant for YA but I think various ages would enjoy it.
It was a great read one of my personal favs! Everyone that I know that has read it has also loved it.
Amazing book/series can’t wait for the new book coming 2020!! #beenwaitingtolong
This book is absolutely amazing and I recommend it to everyone, especially people who are looking for a great book to read. 10/5 stars!
I have read this series four times, so far. These books always leave me wanting to start the next chapter. When I’m not reading, I’m looking forward to getting back to them. So much better than the movies.
This is one of my all-time favorites, right up there with Harry Potter (though probably below it, because there’s a lot less fun and whimsy in this story). The concept, while grisly, was so completely new at the time when the story came out–no wonder it became such a sensation. The characters were also memorable, and the action nonstop. Even though I’ve watched the movies over and over again, the books still hold their own. There are so many details that necessarily can’t be included in a film version, because they happen inside of Katniss’s head.
The first time I read this, I thought the star-crossed lovers routine between Peeta and Katniss was a little contrived, there only to heighten the tension and add some romance for a YA audience. I didn’t think so this time, though: I totally bought why the Capitol would eat it up, and why Katniss would get the message that she had to go along with it if she wanted them to survive.
The part I still did think was a bit weak was (spoiler alert!) the poisonous berries at the end. Haymitch and Katniss both think that she’s in so much more danger after the Games are over, because she and Peeta forced them into choosing them both as victors by their threatened double suicide, and this somehow made them look foolish. This made very little sense to me–I didn’t see how they could possibly have viewed that as an act of rebellion. It was self-preservation, pure and simple. But I could easily suspend my disbelief there, because that vital point was what spawned the rest of the series. I just felt that there could have been a stronger motivation for the Capitol to suddenly view Katniss as a revolutionary.
I also like the fact that Katniss doesn’t go into the Hunger Games thinking of Gale romantically at all. (That’s less clear in the films.) She also truly believes that Peeta’s declaration of love for her before the Games was just a strategy, and doesn’t figure out it wasn’t until the very end. Maybe she’s clueless, but I bought it. Both of these facts make her behavior with Peeta, both in the arena and after, significantly less despicable. There’s a love triangle, yes, but not because she can’t make up her mind. There is a lot more at stake.
I’m excited to listen to the rest of the trilogy again!
A must read for ages 12+
A little be scary, and a lot of good characters die
I thought that this book is the most inspirational book I will ever lay eyes on! Loved it to a million pieces!!!! I love how Katniss is in the most brutal love triangle I will ever see. This book is an absolute divide between horror and sci fi!
Amazing job Suzanne Collins!!!<3
If you’ve enjoyed Divergent, The Selection, The maze Runner, you will love this page turning novel.
I couldn’t put it down. Looked forward to the continuation of the story in the next book.
Absolutely could not put these books down after I started reading them love them
This is the strangest book I’ve read. I honestly had no idea what it was about. I devoured the series. At that time, I had a Sony Reader which had all 3 books. I also have the hardback. This style is not usually my favorite. I also read the Divergent Series. But The Hunter Games is still my fave.
I really liked this book, it reminds me of the Japanese anime Royal Rumble. This is a good story with a great plot and very relatable to the world we live in, if you think about it.
Lots of action and steady pace made this an enjoyable read for me. I won’t go into the plot, as I’m sure everyone knows it by now.
Suffice it to say this story is well written with plenty of twist and turns, with characters that under the circumstances are quite believable.
I will say that while the book is quite good, committing to reading the whole series is the way to go.
This was one of my favorite books when I was younger! I can’t even count how many times I’ve read it. It is one of my favorites.
There is no other way to say it. It was utterly amazing
This was a REALLY tough book to read. I really struggled with it in the beginning until I really started connecting with Katniss and then it just blossomed for me. NOT a light read by any means, but a really good one none-the-less. Am looking forward to the next installment!!!
I loved loved loved this book! Peeta and Katniss’s love story was great with the combination of the action-packed life they lived in! I hope that you enjoy this book as much as I did!