After the hubbub about the movie, I had to read the story to
see what it was all about. As of this
writing, I have not seen the movie yet.
The setting is North America, some years after devastation
and destruction. There are 12 districts and 1 Capitol. The Capitol rations food, clothes and any
other article needed for the citizens to live a half-way decent life. The hunger games involve 1 citizen from each
district, pitted against one another. All this death and gory as entertainment
for the Capitol and to keep the districts in line.
Katniss Everdeen is 16 when she volunteers for the hunger
games. She volunteers because her younger sister was selected and
she does not want to lose her. She has no imagination of the horrors that await
her.
It is a great young adult story. I can see the appeal because teens are the
ones involved in the hunger games and it’s all about survival. Who will be the last one alive? This would mean that your family is well fed
and lives the best life for 1 year.
I read all three books and liked the way it ended.
