"I can't stop talking about this book — to everyone and anyone who will listen." — Miss Remmers
From Amazon.com...
"Katniss is a 16-year-old girl living with her mother and younger sister in the poorest district of Panem, the remains of what used be the United States. Long ago the districts waged war on the Capitol and were defeated. As part of the surrender terms, each district agreed to send one boy and one girl to appear in an annual televised event called, "The Hunger Games." The terrain, rules, and level of audience participation may change but one thing is constant: kill or be killed. When Kat's sister is chosen by lottery, Kat steps up to go in her place."
It's near impossible to not have heard about "The Hunger Games" — and for good reason. This book was phenomenal. I was immediately sucked into the book and only came up for air during class and other campus related activities.
I am sad that I waited so long, because while the general plot was still a mystery, I was prepared for the two main male characters because of all the Team Gale and Team Peeta die hard fans — but this was my own fault. I may have to give up Twitter or blogging in general when reading Catching Fire so I can catch up with the rest of the Young Adult Literature Reader World (YALRW) — I made that up, just so you know. And I was totally kidding about giving up Twitter...
I don't really have anything to say about this book that no one else has said, other than the fact that I felt like I was reading Survivor episodes. I loved it! I also really loved the whole plot idea of a government deliberately starvings its people into fear and obedience. Also, this may be slightly inappropriate, but because I finished reading The Hunger Games on Ash Wednesday, I was totally sitting through mass and making comparisons between Lenten Fast and The Hunger Games. I don't want to get into it, but if you're interested in my theory — email me!
I can't stop talking about this book — to everyone and anyone who will listen: parents, friends, residents, students, family members, English professors! I'm so excited to read "Catching Fire" — it just came to my library via ILL!
Check out Nicole's Guest Review of "The Hunger Games".