The Hunger Games -Final Review
The Hunger Games, written by Suzanne Collins, was published in September of 2008 and three years later I finally picked it up. Collins successfully wrote a book that never had a dull moment. I was constantly intrigued as every chapter gripped me and I had to know what was going to happen next. The Hunger Games was action packed and Collins wasn’t afraid to involve blood, gore, or tears. I can be pretty picky about what I read, especially if it’s popular, but this book was excellent. I think those who are skeptics because of the recent phenomena of the Twilight Saga should give into something that is truly much more enthralling and much more well-written —— it was shorter, but not too short; she included just enough to leave you wanting more. All in all the pace was perfect and not overdone by any means. The Hunger Games fan base may be a slowly growing one, but that doesn’t mean the books don’t live up the hype…because it does.
Katniss Everdeen is everything but a static character. However, I have to admit she isn’t my favorite character. I do like her because her personality sets a good dynamic for the story. My favorite character is Gale and secondly Rue. So far I have watched one video interview on the author and I would like to watch more to gain even more insight behind her inspiration. I find the idea of the Hunger Games pretty twisted and I personally hope that people aren’t too fixated on the “love story” because there is so much more to wonder about than just what happens with Katniss and Peeta.
To be honest, I’m not super in love with the book or anything. I think I need to read the last two books before I really decided to get obsessed. I absolutely love the idea and the theme and the characters but there’s still so much to understand before I get really into it.
My predictions? Katniss ends up rebelling against the Capitol. Or the Capitol calls her bluff and she gets imprisoned like the Avox. Katniss doesn’t return feelings for Peeta, especially since Gale is obviously on her mind. Gale may eventually forgive Katniss but I don’t think there’s going to be any definite couples any time soon.
But than again, I could be completely wrong because Suzanne Collins is really good at springing surprises on her readers. Until next time!
Suzanne Collins never ceases to amaze me. It’s like I am in constant shock when I’m reading. The story is as thrilling as ever and is leaving me on the edge of my seat. I hate to use cliches but nothing is predictable about the Hunger Games.
I must say I have to remind myself that this is only a book, but when you place characters close to my age in a world that isn’t too far from impossible all of reality is forgotten until you remind yourself it’s just a book. Also, I think Katniss is hot-tempered and too mistrustful. You can’t really blame her, but I like that she actually has personality flaws that effect her decisions.
SPOILER ALERT:
In Part II, I am still trying to figure out Peeta and his intentions. I am also trying to figure out if he was ever truly in love with Katniss. Including a heart warming relationship with Rue was, in a way, clever because readers like to have a sense of warmth in the middle of all that brutality. For me, it offered some strange sense of hope and security for myself and Katniss. I’m eager to find out what happens next.
Original predictions: Somehow both Rue and Katniss would survive.
Current predictions: Peeta will kill himself to show the Capitol that they don’t own him.
I just finished Part 1. I couldn’t believe what I was reading at the end. After reading Chapter 1 in the bookstore about a month ago, I was hooked and ordered the book as soon as possible.
The Hunger Games is exceeding my expectations. Does it live up to the hype? Yes. I haven’t read a good young adult adventure novel in ages. Especially not a series. I missed reading a good series. But what really caught my attention was when I read that it was a dystopia. I was like, “That’s interesting…and different for the young adult genre.” The Hunger Games is definitely full of surprises and I’m not even close to finished with the series yet.
The Second Quarter
- Skylight Confessions by Alice Hoffman (2011)
- Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk (2011)
- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (2012)
- Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
- Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
- Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
- Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkein
- A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
- Son of a Witch by Gregory Maguire
- East of Eden by John Steinbeck
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
- Columbine by Dave Cullen
(The italicized words indicate that the book is currently being read.)
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Wow, this list is LONG.
I got this for a BARGAIN price. Originally like $24 for $6 instead :)
Writing Realistic Injuries
Characters climbing cliffs with broken arms or getting knocked out for an hour or so and then running around like nothing happened, bug me. It doesn’t take much longer to get it right, and I’ve found that getting doing the research to get it right can often lead to whole new story possibilities I hadn’t thought of before.
I’m not any sort of medical expert - research for this article has come from a variety of sources from medical texts to personal experience – (I’m just a teeny bit accident prone…) I do historical reenactment and a large part of information here comes from the ‘traumatic injury’ (or ‘the nasty things that can happen to you in combat’ information we give the public and new members to make them go ‘urggh , I’m glad this isn’t for real’. (To read more click the link)
Before there was Tumblr, I actually read avidly. Now I look at pictures and read posts.
It’s like being 5 all over again when I had picture books.
