The Hunger Games is an action-packed, thought-provoking novel. It is set in a futuristic society in a country called Panem, which is made up of a Capitol and twelve surrounding districts. The Capitol cruelly takes food, products, money, and other things from the people of the districts. But that is not the worst of it. Fifty or so years before the book took place, the districts revolted against the Capitol. The Capitol won, and, in punishment for the revolution, forced each district to send one boy and one girl each year, to participate in the Hunger Games. In the Games, contestants are thrown into an untamed and wild "Arena" where they battle each other to the death until they are the only one alive. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen's sister is chosen to go to the games, but Katniss volunteers in her stead. Once she enters the Arena, her whole life changes.Pages: 375
Disclaimer that Duncan forgot to mention. This book does not pull punches. This book has some of the most peculiar and bloody deaths I've ever read
ReplyDeleteIt's still a great book though. If you can get around the idea of teenagers killing each other to survive
ReplyDeleteDid I mention thhat this book is quite violent? Not horror movie violent, but not far behind. The last 2/3 is where most of it happens, but all the hunger Games scenes are bloody. There are landmines, mutant wasps, bows, knives, VERY creepy wolves, exploding fireballs, large swords, and posion berries, to name but a few of the stuff thats involved in the scenes.
ReplyDeleteALso, there apeears to be substantial evidence to support that TheHunger Games will become a movie in March 2012. Of course, it mightnever come out, since the apoocalspe
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