The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
I finally gave into reading The Hunger Games, I bought the boxed set from work and set on reading The Hunger Games, which is book one.
The book is written incredibly well. Suzanne Collins knows how to be descriptive without sounds childish or cluttered.
S. Collins sets up the atmosphere for the novel(s) instantly. You get this whole new world where there are 12 districts after the world we know has failed, and that The Capitol, a dictatorship in its finest, and that ages ago district 13 rebelled and was destroyed.
The Hunger Games are an event The Capitol has set up to show all the districts that if they rebel like District 13, they will be punished.
Katniss Everdeen is the main female character and resides in district 12 with her mother and younger sister.
Peeta Mellark is the male tribute for District 12.
On a day each year, names are drawn for one male and one female "tribute" to represent District 12. The number of names are determined for each year eligible and you are able to put your name in more for basic needs. District 12 is a poorer coal mining district, many children have their names in the pool dozens of times.
Without giving away anymore, The Hunger Games are a fight to the death battle with the 2 tributes from each district killing one another till one is left and is the victor.
An adventure, dramatic, thoughtful novel with 2 more novels after continuing the story, this book is not one to be missed. I have started Catching Fire, and I will review that as well, it is just as good as the first if not better, with a different plot it is hard to put down.
