THE HUNGER GAMES
AUTHOR:
Suzanne Collins
GENRE:
Dystopian
AGE:
16+
RATING:
4/5 Stars
REVIEW:
Deep characters, intricate world building, intense action. An incredible and beloved book of many. However, as a christian, some of the themes and scenes that take place are not pleasant. I recommend reading with discernment. If you read this book for the right mindset, it can be really profound and sobering.
A story of dystopian propaganda, cruel atmospheres and controlled citizens. It follows the path of a teen, Katniss Everdeen, where she takes the place of her sister in the annual Hunger Games. She is a girl without hope and does whatever she can to survive. Katniss has deep internal struggles and profound ways of thinking. Her mind and thoughts are intriguing and beg you to read more.
The Hunger Games is an excellent, well written trilogy, where every detail matters to the plot. And every event, character or object has a back story or reason behind the motives.
WARNINGS:
Heavy violence / Hopelessness / Dark themes / Graphic descriptions of wounds / Romantic tension / Kissing
TAKEAWAYS:
Honestly after reading, I had mixed feelings. I love the deep characters and the intricate worldbuilding. I thought about this book several days afterwards. It's a great intro to the series! However, as a Christian, it showed little hope. It made me grateful for the hope I have in Christ and sad for those, like in the book, don't. If you read this book, I recommend reading the whole series.
Reviewed by: Aubrey Claire
The Blurb
Could you survive on your own in the wild, with every one out to make sure you don't live to see the morning?
In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV.
Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives alone with her mother and younger sister, regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister's place in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before—and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weight survival against humanity and life against love.
Read the whole series!
Catching Fire
Mockingjay
Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
About the Author
Suzanne Collins lives in Connecticut with her family and a pair of feral kittens they adopted from their backyard.
The books she is most successful for in teenage eyes are The Hunger Games, Catching Fire and Mockingjay. These books have won several awards, including the GA Peach Award.
Thinking one day about Alice in Wonderland, she was struck by how pastoral the setting must seem to kids who, like her own, lived in urban surroundings. In New York City, you’re much more likely to fall down a manhole than a rabbit hole and, if you do, you’re not going to find a tea party. What you might find...? Well, that’s the story of Gregor the Overlander, the first book in her five-part series, The Underland Chronicles. Suzanne also has a rhyming picture book illustrated by Mike Lester entitled When Charlie McButton Lost Power.
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