Collins, Suzanne (2008). The Hunger Games. New York, NY: Scholastic Press.(The Hunger Games Trilogy SeriesOur heroine Katniss lives in a post-war futurist North America where twelve districts are at the mercy of a nation named Panem and its leaders. To keep these poor districts in check, the Capitol has devised a lottery of sorts where every year, each district "contributes" one female and one male tribute between the ages of 12 and 18 for the Hunger Games. The winner of these televised games is acknowledged only when all other tributes have been killed.
Katniss begins her narrative on the day of the lottery in which she is still a contender since she is only 16 years old. Her name is not selected but her 12 year old sister Primrose is. Katniss desperately volunteers to take Prim's place. Peeta, a 17 year old boy who has shown only exteme kindness toward Katniss is the other tribute.
Needless to say, the rest of the book is a can't-put-it-down-er! Action is high with emotions running even higher, and the intriguing romance that erupts just adds to the addictive commotion! The end just leaves you wanting to immediately snatch the next book in the series no matter who needs to be confronted and dealt with to get it!
I did not even pay attention to the wonderful writing elements in use, because I was so busy getting in on the action! The most perfect words and the most excellent plot must have been put together with the glue of addictive believability (in a science-fiction-ish kind of way, too!) in order for me to get so lost in this story! Hurray, Suzanne Collins!! She does such a great job with the use of some double-speak that I am sure it would make Orwell so proud!
Excuse me, but I need to go NOW and hunt for the next book in the series! See ya (and get out of my way...)
Katniss begins her narrative on the day of the lottery in which she is still a contender since she is only 16 years old. Her name is not selected but her 12 year old sister Primrose is. Katniss desperately volunteers to take Prim's place. Peeta, a 17 year old boy who has shown only exteme kindness toward Katniss is the other tribute.
Needless to say, the rest of the book is a can't-put-it-down-er! Action is high with emotions running even higher, and the intriguing romance that erupts just adds to the addictive commotion! The end just leaves you wanting to immediately snatch the next book in the series no matter who needs to be confronted and dealt with to get it!
I did not even pay attention to the wonderful writing elements in use, because I was so busy getting in on the action! The most perfect words and the most excellent plot must have been put together with the glue of addictive believability (in a science-fiction-ish kind of way, too!) in order for me to get so lost in this story! Hurray, Suzanne Collins!! She does such a great job with the use of some double-speak that I am sure it would make Orwell so proud!
Excuse me, but I need to go NOW and hunt for the next book in the series! See ya (and get out of my way...)
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