Paperback, 472 pages
English language
Published May 28, 2013 by Scholastic Inc..
By winning the annual Hunger Games, District 12 tributes Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark have secured a life of safety and plenty for themselves and their families, but because they won by defying the rules, they unwittingly become the faces of an impending rebellion.
Another trip into the arena with Katniss and Peeta. I can't help myself. I just love this trilogy. I can't wait for the final movie in a few weeks!
Another trip into the arena with Katniss and Peeta. I can't help myself. I just love this trilogy. I can't wait for the final movie in a few weeks!
Als ich das Buch vor drei Jahren zum ersten mal las, war es vor allem die Action, die mich so begeistert hat. Jetzt mit der kompletten Trilogie im Hinterkopf war es noch mal etwas ganz anderes. Ich habe vor allem den dystopischen Aspekt beachtet, die Politik und dir Gesellschaft. Und diesmal musste ich auch wirklich ständig weinen oder hatte zumindest Tränen in den Augen. Es hat mich einfach auf eine andere, tiefere Weise begeistert als beim ersten Lesen.
Wer dieses Buch noch nicht gelesen hat, sollte es definitiv tun, und wer dieses Buch erst einmal gelesen hat, der sollte es definitiv noch einmal tun!
Man these books are so addictive. It took me about a 100 pages to get into the book, I don't like katniss or peeta much so I seem to have a little battle to get drawn in. The story is cleverly written again, it really gets you involved, fills you with blood-lust.
I now have one book left to go and I am looking forward to it with how this one ends. And then I can watch the films. Yay!
Man these books are so addictive. It took me about a 100 pages to get into the book, I don't like katniss or peeta much so I seem to have a little battle to get drawn in. The story is cleverly written again, it really gets you involved, fills you with blood-lust.
I now have one book left to go and I am looking forward to it with how this one ends. And then I can watch the films. Yay!
Well that's the first book in the Hunger Games trilogy finished. Thoroughly enjoyed it, a pretty impressive ride and so much better than the movie, which for some reason I have watched, I've held off watching the next two movies until I have finished the books.
For a while I was impatient for the action to start and for the fighting to get going in the arena, but the way the book is written making the tension build up with boring run-of-mill interviews is very clever, by the time the trumpets sound and the games begin you find yourself on the edge of your seat.
For once one of these books people say "you have to read" is actually really good. yay!
Well that's the first book in the Hunger Games trilogy finished. Thoroughly enjoyed it, a pretty impressive ride and so much better than the movie, which for some reason I have watched, I've held off watching the next two movies until I have finished the books.
For a while I was impatient for the action to start and for the fighting to get going in the arena, but the way the book is written making the tension build up with boring run-of-mill interviews is very clever, by the time the trumpets sound and the games begin you find yourself on the edge of your seat.
For once one of these books people say "you have to read" is actually really good. yay!
Having seen the movie before listening to this audiobook, I had to abandon any hopes of comparing my imagination with the film vision. Still, it was an interesting experience that made me think about audiobooks as a medium. The narrator could have whistled Rue's song, they could have had several narrators for all the characters, the book could have music and sound effects – but it didn't, yet it still delivered a rich world. Similarly, paperback books could have photographs, illustrations or varying typography, but they also work without these enrichment techniques. So why is it exactly that the film business keeps insisting a philosophy of "show, don't tell"? Just because you can do something doesn't necessarily mean you should do it. Anyway, this was a good read. Or a good listen?
Having seen the movie before listening to this audiobook, I had to abandon any hopes of comparing my imagination with the film vision. Still, it was an interesting experience that made me think about audiobooks as a medium. The narrator could have whistled Rue's song, they could have had several narrators for all the characters, the book could have music and sound effects – but it didn't, yet it still delivered a rich world. Similarly, paperback books could have photographs, illustrations or varying typography, but they also work without these enrichment techniques. So why is it exactly that the film business keeps insisting a philosophy of "show, don't tell"? Just because you can do something doesn't necessarily mean you should do it. Anyway, this was a good read. Or a good listen?
this was a really good book. I havent read these type of books before. Im heading onto the next book in the series. really enjoying them so far :)
First read (in one sitting) on November 22, 2011.
Reread May, 2014.
So, I saw the movie first. This kind of story really isn't my usual read so despite the hype I didn't read it. However the movie put a lot of questions into my head that the book happily answered. There was a lot going on in Katniss' mind, and while everyone I know hailed her as this great female lead character the movie kind of whitewashes that a little. I wondered if the book did a better job, happy to say it did.
I'm holding out judgement on whether or not I truly like the series until I've done all three books. How they wrap it up is going to really determine that for me.
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UUUGH this book. That's a good sort of UGH, but also just one of frustration. Looking at the series as a whole I just want to weep for humanity, because honestly …
So, I saw the movie first. This kind of story really isn't my usual read so despite the hype I didn't read it. However the movie put a lot of questions into my head that the book happily answered. There was a lot going on in Katniss' mind, and while everyone I know hailed her as this great female lead character the movie kind of whitewashes that a little. I wondered if the book did a better job, happy to say it did.
I'm holding out judgement on whether or not I truly like the series until I've done all three books. How they wrap it up is going to really determine that for me.
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UUUGH this book. That's a good sort of UGH, but also just one of frustration. Looking at the series as a whole I just want to weep for humanity, because honestly it's not a massive stretch to see something akin to this happening.
This series is really one best reviewed as a whole because although the books are standalone, the actual story they tell is greater than each individual book.
Read it in one sitting. Surprisingly good.
Read it in one sitting. Surprisingly good.
So I read this after a friend made me watch the movie. The story's a pretty interesting one. I mean aftermath of a revolution as the Capital makes poor people fight to the death for their amusement. Plus the social commentary on reality TV? It was actually a really interesting book.
So I read this after a friend made me watch the movie. The story's a pretty interesting one. I mean aftermath of a revolution as the Capital makes poor people fight to the death for their amusement. Plus the social commentary on reality TV? It was actually a really interesting book.
I wasn't expecting much when I ordered this book from the Amazon Lending Library, but I found the story to be more engaging than I'd expected. The book is clearly written for young adults, but it was pretty easy to look past that. While the prose could be awkward and the story superficial, I still found the main characters sympathetic and engaging. If you're looking for a quick, entertaining read from the lending l library, I'd recommend this book.
I wasn't expecting much when I ordered this book from the Amazon Lending Library, but I found the story to be more engaging than I'd expected. The book is clearly written for young adults, but it was pretty easy to look past that. While the prose could be awkward and the story superficial, I still found the main characters sympathetic and engaging. If you're looking for a quick, entertaining read from the lending l library, I'd recommend this book.
The "Running Man"-meets-"Hannah Montana" mashup was not doing it for me, but I am clearly not the target audience
The "Running Man"-meets-"Hannah Montana" mashup was not doing it for me, but I am clearly not the target audience
One of the very few books where I'd say that the movie is better.
One of the very few books where I'd say that the movie is better.
The Hunger Games had me completely riveted from the first line to the last.
It's a really novel idea, a fine depiction of what can happen if reality shows ever go too far.
Despite me knowing that it's this fact which I should have been focusing on, I truly got involved in the Games. I found myself rooting for our heroine, Katniss Everdeene, wishing her competitors dead, wishing she would kill them, and truly hoping that she would win.
As to Katniss herself, she's a bit of an enigma. She sometimes comes across as the tempestuous, temperamental teenage girl that she is, and often does completely unpredictable, irrational, and illogical things. Other times she's cool, calm and collected; a true survivor.
She's a truly interesting character, and I'd love to play someone like her in a tabletop role playing game. She seems as though she was made for it!
The Hunger Games had me completely riveted from the first line to the last.
It's a really novel idea, a fine depiction of what can happen if reality shows ever go too far.
Despite me knowing that it's this fact which I should have been focusing on, I truly got involved in the Games. I found myself rooting for our heroine, Katniss Everdeene, wishing her competitors dead, wishing she would kill them, and truly hoping that she would win.
As to Katniss herself, she's a bit of an enigma. She sometimes comes across as the tempestuous, temperamental teenage girl that she is, and often does completely unpredictable, irrational, and illogical things. Other times she's cool, calm and collected; a true survivor.
She's a truly interesting character, and I'd love to play someone like her in a tabletop role playing game. She seems as though she was made for it!
I really enjoyed reading this book! Highly recommended.
