Sunday, October 7, 2012

The Hunger Games, Catching Fire & Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins



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. 

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