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Published March 17, 2008 by scholastic audiobooks.
COULD YOU SURVIVE ON YOUR OWN, IN THE WILD, WITH EVERYONE OUT TO MAKE SURE YOU DON'T LIVE TO SEE THE MORNING?
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 is harsh and cruel and 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, who lives alone with her mother and younger sister, 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 …
COULD YOU SURVIVE ON YOUR OWN, IN THE WILD, WITH EVERYONE OUT TO MAKE SURE YOU DON'T LIVE TO SEE THE MORNING?
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 is harsh and cruel and 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, who lives alone with her mother and younger sister, 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 weight survival against humanity and life against love.
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.
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.
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.
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.
I saw the movie first. I was surprised that the movie was really close to the book. On the other hand: the book is so short there wasn't much room to leave out anything. That's my only critique really: way too short. I finished the book in one sitting. I enjoyed that sitting: the characters are believable, no weird motivational jumps, no unexplained skills or out of character actions. The emotions of the characters are credible. I was put off at first by the first person narrative but it turned out fine. If I had not seen the movie it would probably have been full of suspense. Even so I could not put the book away. Only four stars because all in all it is a bit too simple for my taste: the writing style, the plot, the characters - it all screams "young adult" and the books I read …
I saw the movie first. I was surprised that the movie was really close to the book. On the other hand: the book is so short there wasn't much room to leave out anything. That's my only critique really: way too short. I finished the book in one sitting. I enjoyed that sitting: the characters are believable, no weird motivational jumps, no unexplained skills or out of character actions. The emotions of the characters are credible. I was put off at first by the first person narrative but it turned out fine. If I had not seen the movie it would probably have been full of suspense. Even so I could not put the book away. Only four stars because all in all it is a bit too simple for my taste: the writing style, the plot, the characters - it all screams "young adult" and the books I read right before were the ASoIaF series ... a stark contrast.
So: if you enjoyed the movie it is worth a read and if you haven't seen the movie it is still worth a read.
A good story which is significantly hampered by leaden prose. I understand that this is young adult fiction, but the plodding along of 'I say' 'he says' with only functional paragraphs becomes tedious. As far as themes go, this is very interesting and I like the social satire.
An entertaining,fast paced book about a distopian society that resource to intimidation as one of the means of control.
It will not change the world of literature and I dont' think that's the authors intent.
This book must be really appealing to teenagers.
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Un libro entretenido, de ritmo veloz, sobre una sociedad distópica en la que la intimidación es usada como un medio más de control.
No creo que que cambie el mundo de la literatura, pero no creo que haya sido la intención de la autora.
Este libro debe resultar muy atractivo a los lectores adolescentes.
Literatura para chavales, entretenida pero no se le puede pedir demasiado. Personajes sencillos, narraci��n r��pida sin ninguna complejidad, apta para el veranito.
I had heard a lot about The Hunger Games. There are books, there is a film. After a while I became intrigued and purchased the e-book. At first it was difficult to get ‘into’ the story, as I could not entirely place it in its temporal context, but as soon as that was over (took me a while, I admit), the book became good, and more interesting as I progressed.
I find the background of the Hunger Games shocking. Think of a society that looks nice, advanced, refined, and then there are the Hunger Games. The background of the games is laid out very well in the story, and it’s done in a way that is not boring. The story moves along at a good pace and has a nice balance between introspection of the main character, Katniss, and what happens around her. The story also shows what can go …
I had heard a lot about The Hunger Games. There are books, there is a film. After a while I became intrigued and purchased the e-book. At first it was difficult to get ‘into’ the story, as I could not entirely place it in its temporal context, but as soon as that was over (took me a while, I admit), the book became good, and more interesting as I progressed.
I find the background of the Hunger Games shocking. Think of a society that looks nice, advanced, refined, and then there are the Hunger Games. The background of the games is laid out very well in the story, and it’s done in a way that is not boring. The story moves along at a good pace and has a nice balance between introspection of the main character, Katniss, and what happens around her. The story also shows what can go around inside the heads of people when they are thrown into an arena where literally they battle for life and death.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading The Hunger Games. I am not certain if I shall continue with the other two books in the series. Perhaps in time.
I didn't know about that book until I saw the trailer for the movie at the movies - I thought this would be something I'd enjoy, and I wasn't disappointed. (And the movie is quite nice too.)
Plotwise, in some future, the nation of Panem is divided into the Capitol, where life is shiny and bright and food is nice; and the twelve Districts that essentially starve and provide, each with their specialty: fishing, textile, electronics, mining...
Every year, two "tributes" of each district, a boy and a girl, are chosen to participate to the Hunger Games: put 24 kids in an arena, let them fight to death, last standing wins, and put the whole thing on TV because you can.
In the book, we follow what happens to Katniss, who represents District 12, the mining district.
I liked the book a lot. I got a quite precise image of …
I didn't know about that book until I saw the trailer for the movie at the movies - I thought this would be something I'd enjoy, and I wasn't disappointed. (And the movie is quite nice too.)
Plotwise, in some future, the nation of Panem is divided into the Capitol, where life is shiny and bright and food is nice; and the twelve Districts that essentially starve and provide, each with their specialty: fishing, textile, electronics, mining...
Every year, two "tributes" of each district, a boy and a girl, are chosen to participate to the Hunger Games: put 24 kids in an arena, let them fight to death, last standing wins, and put the whole thing on TV because you can.
In the book, we follow what happens to Katniss, who represents District 12, the mining district.
I liked the book a lot. I got a quite precise image of the universe, without the description to feel annoying or artificial, which I like a lot. The characters were definitely likeable, especially Katniss. The whole story was pretty well-paced, keeping me wanting to keep reading. Of course, in such a book, you have to expect that horrible things will happen and that you will get a fair amount of gory details, but I thought it was the right amount of it - not playing it down to "carebear level", but not so much that you throw the book away in disgust. (Well at least I didn't). So, all in all, very enjoyable, recommended :)
Picked this up after seeing the movie. It's a fairly quick read but enjoyable, and explained a few details that were skimmed over in the movie. I do enjoy a strong, (mostly) sensible heroine.
