January 2011 Guest Editor Lisa Gardner on Suzanne Collins...
I read the first novel of her trilogy, The Hunger Games, over the summer, and was mesmerized. I'm not huge into futuristics, but this book worked for me because the world she created felt so real, and her characters even more genuine. Her sixteen-year old protagonist, Katniss, is everything a heroine should be--tough, vulnerable, determined, desperate, gifted and flawed. Plus, the whole set up of kids being forced to fight to the death for the amusement of a bored nation--to look at TV offerings these days, we're halfway there.
The Lovereading view...
The Hunger Games is a searing novel set in a future with unsettling parallels to our present. In a dark vision of the near future, The Hunger Games is set in the ruins of a place once known as North America. The cruel Capitol keeps order in its twelve outlying districts by forcing them each to send one boy and girl to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a terrifying reality TV show broadcasting a live fight to the death. Without really meaning to, 16 year old Katniss becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weigh survival against humanity and life against love. Welcome to the deadliest reality TV show ever.
The Hunger Games came into the author's psyche whilst she flicked between television channels broadcasting real war coverage and reality television programmes. It is the first in a trilogy.
The Hunger Games Trilogy:
1. The Hunger Games
2. Catching Fire
3. Mockingjay
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One of my favourites! I love the plot and the way it was written. I sped through it so quickly as it was such a page-turner! The book was suspenseful at times and quite emotional, but I love the idea of the 'Hunger Games' 5/5 stars!
One of my favourites! I love the plot and the way it was written. I sped through it so quickly as it was such a page-turner! The book was suspenseful at times and quite emotional, but I love the idea of the 'Hunger Games'
This book had a wonderful female protagonist by the name of Katniss Everdeen. This signified the start of a revolution. The idea of this book is just so smart and I liked it.
Overall a great book!... Read Full Review
