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!