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The Hunger Games Trilogy Boxset (The Hunger Games #1-3)

by Suzanne Collins

4.56 of 5 stars 4.56 · rating details · 55,180 ratings · 4,114 reviews

Now you can get all 3 Hunger Games books in one brilliant boxed set!

This handsome set includes hardcover editions of:

The Hunger Games

Catching Fire

Mockingjay

Kindle Edition, 1155 pages

Published (first published 2008)

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Apr 09, 2012 Liz rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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The Hunger Games Trilogy: these are my issues, let me show you them.

Most of the good fiction/fantasy/scifi literature these days is coming out of the Young Adult and Juvenile areas, so every six months or so I round up the new stuff and go on a reading spree. Around two years ago that included the Hunger Games trilogy (thanks to an ARC copy of Mockingjay). I did a review on that for my work newsletter which made me think about it for a good long while. (It wasn’t my best review because we’re enc...more

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Mar 29, 2012 Seth Hahne rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

To start things off right, a quote from Hunger Games. "The girl’s scream. Had it been her last?" Context: Katniss has been confronted with a girl who had her tongue cut off as punishment and remembers seeing her years earlier just as she was caught. According to memory, as the girl was dragged away, she screamed. Now years later and in the present, Katniss wonders: "The girl’s scream. Had it been her last?" Because people without tongues apparently can't scream.

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Seth Hahne Hey N! Thanks for the kind remarks :)

Franklin, I hope you don't think that because of my Battle Royale comparison that I didn't like Hunger Games for...more
Apr 02, 2012 10:24pm

Bernadette I could almost agree with this review if it wasn't for the epilogue of Mockingjay. It has Katniss narrating in first person again in the present. It c...more I could almost agree with this review if it wasn't for the epilogue of Mockingjay. It has Katniss narrating in first person again in the present. It clearly states that one of her coping tools was to write down memories. Are we sure it was in first person in the present? When I read it, it seemed like she was recalling memories (at least it came off that way to me). If this was the scenario, then it would make sense why she was putting so much emphasis on the mockingjay symbolism.

Also, it was stated in the book that the mockingjay did have a small sentimental meaning to her, and this meaning becomes a little stronger after Rue's death in the arena.

She had talked about how the mockingjays would stop when her father sang, and as stated in the book, her father died in a mine collapse. Then, after Rue's death, she sang to the girl and the mockingjays copied her. Along with this, Katniss' urge to not appear as a pawn in their Games (I believe this was sparked by Peeta when they were talking on the roof in the first book) would have made the mockingjay pin a little more sentimental to her then as well.

The jabberjay in the book had started as a weapon during the rebellions. It was a weapon of the Capitol, and it would memorize and repeat entire conversations. When the rebels finally figured out that the jabberjays around them were taking their plans back to the capitol, they fed it lies. It became a joke on the capitol. Of course, when they were released to die, they mated with mockingbirds, and the new breed that formed from the mingling was the mockingjay. Because Katniss recognized that as a slap in the Capitol's face, and because of her continued urge to show she isn't a pawn (which she becomes anyway until the very last book), I believe that although Katniss doesn't recognize that it will soon become the symbol of the new rebellion, it still holds enough sentimental value to her to be repeated constantly through the book.

Man. xD I really hope I was accurate with this. My memory is about the size of a goldfish's, and I didn't have any of the books on hand to reference from. Haha.(less)
Apr 20, 2012 12:16pm

Apr 02, 2012 Kaethe rated it 5 of 5 stars

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After completing this reading of the trilogy, all together, I'd like to pull up something profound. They are, of course, thrilling stories, full of clever traps and slick evasions. They are also deeply moving stories, about the desperate people on the outside of rich society. As well, it is the story of one girl, deeply wrapped up in her own small community, who is forced to taken a broader view of her society and what it means. It's a story about how to stage a rebellion. Even more, it's a stor...more

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Oct 24, 2011 Jon rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: ebooks, fiction, science-fiction, young-adult, dystopian, read-in-my-40s

I snagged this trilogy during an ebook sale in late September 2011. I had already read the first novel, the Hunger Games (click here for my review) in April 2010, and really hadn't planned on continuing. But the sale price was just too good to pass up.

I started Catching Fire on October 13th (no it wasn't a Friday) and should have it finished before the ides of October 2011. As promised, I finished reading the second novel on October 15th (click here for my review).

I started Mockingjay on Octob...more

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Mar 10, 2013 Komal rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Everyone

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I had settled down to write a glowing, gushing review that would make the ~~idiots~~ people who haven't read this, drop everything and get their hands on this one and bask in the glow that is Katniss Everdeen.
Yep, you read that right. As good as the plot, the writing and everything else is, the protagonist Katniss, outshines them all effortlessly. She is brave, courageous and strong, oh so strong.

So, anyway, about the review: Nothing I can say/write can't even begin to summarize just how awesome, b...more

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Apr 23, 2012 Gary McTiernan rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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I finished reading the entire trilogy in three days so I guess it captured something in me. Although it's touted as a book for young readers there is something here for everyone. The story is told in the first person by Katniss who unwittingly becomes the "Mockingjay" a hybrid bird that becomes the symbol of revolution as the story enfolds. She is an extraordinary literary concoction, a clueless adolescent who morphs into a mythical huntress without ever losing the voice of a troubled teenager,...more

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Aug 02, 2011 Joanna Mieso rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I can't believe I read this. After I read Twilight and was bitterly disappointed with the last two books in that series, I swore I would never pick up any more YA fiction. Not to mention I feel slightly embarrassed reading YA fiction anyway. Well you know what they say about never say never...

Several co-workers and I exchange books and one passed this one along, saying that she thought I'd like it. I read the back cover description and said "nah." I am not into futuristic, dystopic, sci-fi, Star...more I can't believe I read this. After I read Twilight and was bitterly disappointed with the last two books in that series, I swore I would never pick up any more YA fiction. Not to mention I feel slightly embarrassed reading YA fiction anyway. Well you know what they say about never say never...

Several co-workers and I exchange books and one passed this one along, saying that she thought I'd like it. I read the back cover description and said "nah." I am not into futuristic, dystopic, sci-fi, Star-Trek, Lord of the Rings, blah blah. But I did enjoy Harry Potter because it wasn't a completely unrecognizable world but instead a parallel universe. It's not like Harry had to make a choice to never go back to the land of the muggles, unlike Bella, who turned into a vampire and was now a completely different creature. (and add vampire lit to my list - it's overdone.)

So after a few months of pushing this around, I picked up the first one and oh boy I finished it in two days. Had to take a brief rest so I wouldn't get saturated but I needed that instant gratification and read the next two books cover-to-cover in just a few days. Well I wish I had paced myself a little better.

I honestly cannot give this series 4 or 5 stars because, let's face it, 5 stars belongs to Crime and Punishment, On the Road, Sophie's Choice, etc.

I gave this 3 stars because I did enjoy the story, the writing was skillful and the author was very mindful in developing her characters and their environment. I totally felt myself plunked down into District 12 and felt Mrs. Everdeen's pain, Haymitch's wasted life, the superiority of the Capitol, Katniss's bitterness at having lost her dad and having to be the sole support for her family. That whole scene where Peeta threw her a loaf of bread while she was foraging in the trash, in the rain, oh my god, the pathos...

The reaping day description took me back to Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" and since that was a short story and this was a series, I knew that the sacrificial lamb was going to be around for at least one entire book. I did kind of wonder why Katniss wasn't thinking about Gale all the time when she was in the arena, but I suppose when you're fighting to stay alive your boyfriend back home kind of takes a backseat.

I did fall in love with Peeta - nothing more needs be said on that. Gale - meh. Although he is supposedly the one Katniss loves, I don't get that vibe at all, not in any of the books. I got more of a sense of romantic conflict in the Twilight series, so Team Peeta/Team Gale? nah. It's Peeta all the way, baby. Not to mention that Gale willingly went to, oh wait. don't want to put any spoilers here.

So it was enjoyable and I do like the young feller who will portray Peeta in the Hunger Games movie. I saw him in a few movies where he was like 9 years old, and these days he is looking fine.

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May 06, 2012 Nan rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: dystopian, family-fiction, favorites, nook, politics-economics, war, young-adult

I'm late to the party with this one, so I won't bother to write a full review.

I read the whole trilogy after seeing the first movie. (I am, of course, assuming that they will make the others.) After seeing the movie, I knew much of what to expect in the book, although I have to say that it was nice to see some of the things I'd inferred from the action of the movie laid out explicitly in the book. (view spoiler)...more

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May 28, 2012 the review man rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: kids-and-ya, dystopian

HERE BE SPOILERS

The Hunger Games is not a great trilogy. The weak ending that everyone pounced on was set up from the beginning. Characterization woes run rampant. The love triangle is a bit cheesy. The plot requires too much suspension of disbelief and many interesting developments are either glossed over or left out of the story completely. But despite these problems, it's a very readable series and it's certainly a lot of fun to follow Katniss on her adventures. I've reviewed each of the book...more

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Jan 06, 2013 Nathan Shumway rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Wolfkin Menucha wrote: "people usually remember the last name over the first"

But it's not unreasonable to forget the last name. Particularly if it's a book se...more
Apr 03, 2012 07:28pm

Dustin I have only read the first book so far and, in my opinion, it was a great read! I was always left wondering what was going to happen next, what is the...more
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Mar 17, 2012 Shannon Stacey rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2012, ya, post-apocalyptic

I never got around to reading this series, though I bought the bundle back in September when it was on sale, until I started seeing the trailers for the movie. Then I saw an extended trailer at the theater and had to read it right now. I'll be going to see the movie, so I knew I had to read the books first.

Hunger Games: I thought the first book was outstanding. Very compelling and somewhat horrifying, but the pacing and narrative voice sucked me in. As the mother of 11 and 16 year old boys, I di...more I never got around to reading this series, though I bought the bundle back in September when it was on sale, until I started seeing the trailers for the movie. Then I saw an extended trailer at the theater and had to read it right now. I'll be going to see the movie, so I knew I had to read the books first.

Hunger Games: I thought the first book was outstanding. Very compelling and somewhat horrifying, but the pacing and narrative voice sucked me in. As the mother of 11 and 16 year old boys, I did catch myself a few times imagining the Tributes as older, but I stopped doing that after a while. I couldn't put it down until I found out how it ended.

Catching Fire: This book was mostly a bridge between the first and third books, but still a good read in its own right. One thing that kept me uneasy throughout was the love triangle. I'm not a fan of love triangles anyway, but this one seemed like more of an emotional knot than most. When I got to the end, i was so glad I had the bundle and could just turn the page to the next book. I would have been so mad if I'd read it when it first released and had to wait for the third book.

Mockingjay: It fell apart a little with the third book. One thing I noticed as I was reading was that, because Katniss was our only POV character, a lot of the action took place off the page. We, as readers, had to sit around and wait with her to get a recap of the important events. It was still an engrossing read, though. And then came...the end.

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I'm still giving the Hunger Games trilogy has a whole four stars, though, because it sucked me in and didn't let me go until the very last page. Since I don't read YA and I don't read post-apocalyptic fiction and I rarely read first person, that was quite a feat. (less)

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Apr 07, 2012 Elizabeth rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I know there has been more hoopla about reading this book all over the place. This is the first book I read since the HP Series finished. Not sure if I have been unable to accept that the Wizarding World is over in a way. For me It will never be over. I read and saw many of my online friends tweeting and shouting about The Hunger Games, so I decided it to give it a shot. I was not sure I was going to like it. Still I went to the expense of purchasing the trilogy, just in case. I did not want to...more I know there has been more hoopla about reading this book all over the place. This is the first book I read since the HP Series finished. Not sure if I have been unable to accept that the Wizarding World is over in a way. For me It will never be over. I read and saw many of my online friends tweeting and shouting about The Hunger Games, so I decided it to give it a shot. I was not sure I was going to like it. Still I went to the expense of purchasing the trilogy, just in case. I did not want to buy one then the other and the other. It would have been more expensive.

Right now just thinking about all the events went on in the books and I want to cry and rage and then be so terribly content. I hope Draco doesn't get upset with me, but I think have fallen in Love with Peeta. I hope he will continue to love me. I can't find words to express how much the trilogy has touched me. Not sure how much research Ms. Collins did on the effects of war and I've never been in a was so not sure if some of the characters reaction were realistic. I found them to feel so real though. Just thinking about Katniss' pain and Peeta's struggle to endure his flashbacks makes me appreciate the world we in a little more. War causes so much damage and seeing your loved ones go through events and situations like that is not something I wish on my worst enemy. Not sure what other readers might think or feel, but these are mine.

On Gale; he is such a prick. I know he didn't think that his ideas would get used the way they did, bu the should have been aware that anything that can get them more points towards being seen as better was going to be used. Yes he is handsome and had more kisses given and taken, but I have so much anger towards him.

My Peeta; I think about him and my eyes fill with tears. I can't help but just thinking of his and Katniss' last conversation. "Real or not real?" I hope that anyone in here who has not read the books will get down to business and read them. Buy them if you can, they are worth every penny.

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Jun 28, 2012 Antara rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Let's face it, the moment we all hear the words 'young adult fiction', our brains jump to the Twilight series. This jump is then followed by Edward-induced delirium or nausea so sickening that you wish you'd had a lobotomy instead of letting Stephanie Meyer infect your life. (No prizes for guessing which side I'm on). It's unfortunate that the Hunger Games trilogy is boxed into the same genre as Twilight. Not only is it infinitely better in terms of story and characterization, it has that one sp...more Let's face it, the moment we all hear the words 'young adult fiction', our brains jump to the Twilight series. This jump is then followed by Edward-induced delirium or nausea so sickening that you wish you'd had a lobotomy instead of letting Stephanie Meyer infect your life. (No prizes for guessing which side I'm on). It's unfortunate that the Hunger Games trilogy is boxed into the same genre as Twilight. Not only is it infinitely better in terms of story and characterization, it has that one special feature that is the hallmark of a truly great read - relevance. Irrespective of how you like or dislike each book, you will be left with that elusive feeling that some things in them are too close to our lives for comfort.

On the surface, the universe of the Hunger Games has very little in common with ours. The trilogy is set in the future and takes place in the country of Panem - we are given to understand that this was once North America, before war and avarice tore the continent apart. The country is divided into 13 destitute districts ruled by a rich Capitol city - a Capitol that ruthlessly punishes the districts for their only rebellion by forcing a young girl and boy from each district to participate in an annual, televised fight to the death called the Hunger Games. The Games are wildly popular among the 'civilized' audience of the Capitol who watch the 'show' with obsessive involvement as a bunch of 9-17 year olds from the 'barbaric' districts shoot, choke, hack and burn each other to death in the quest to be the last contestant standing (Reality shows anyone??). Winning the Hunger Games means a life of comfort for the victor’s family as well as a year's worth of food and supplies to the winning district.

In this horribly disturbing world, we are introduced to the protagonist Katniss Everdeen, a girl who volunteers to take her little sister's place in the Hunger Games. The trilogy is essentially the story of Katniss and how she goes from a girl struggling to win the Games to a symbol of rebellion for the oppressed. It is also the story of her complex relationships with the very masculine Gale and the doggedly loyal Peeta, two very different heroes whose characters are steadily etched out as the trilogy progresses. Katniss’s character is at once brave and selfish, steadfast and inconsistent, strong and weak – I was quite let down by the way she turns out in the last book but the author almost compensates for it by great character development in Peeta.

The books are by no means perfect, the most notable flaw being how the author invests time and effort in creating a strong, fearless heroine only to have her fall apart by the end. However, the plot is very gripping and it’s difficult to stop yourself from reading ‘just another chapter’. And when you’re done reading all three books at a breakneck pace and your eyes are about to give up, there will be a several lingering questions in your mind starting with the first and most important one - how far would you go for the people that you love?
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Jun 16, 2012 Barb Lie rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins

A few friends recommended me to read The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins, which is rated as YA. I was undecided if I wanted to read YA, though I did love the Twilight series. But the feedback on this was excellent, and the consensus was that this series was for Adults, as much as for Young Adults.
The base of this futuristic story takes place in a nation called Panem, which was risen from the ruins of the United States and all of North America....more

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Feb 15, 2012 Karen rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I wasn’t sure I would like this trilogy, but I got drawn into it until I read all three books. Yes, it’s about children killing each other but in a way it echoes what’s going on in the world today.

The stories are set sometime in a dystopian/post-apocalyptic future in a country called Panem, which is located in what used to be North America after it was destroyed by nuclear war. The government leaders in the wealthy Capital rule the surrounding 12 Districts of Panem in a repressive regime. Every...more I wasn’t sure I would like this trilogy, but I got drawn into it until I read all three books. Yes, it’s about children killing each other but in a way it echoes what’s going on in the world today.

The stories are set sometime in a dystopian/post-apocalyptic future in a country called Panem, which is located in what used to be North America after it was destroyed by nuclear war. The government leaders in the wealthy Capital rule the surrounding 12 Districts of Panem in a repressive regime. Every year, to punish the Districts for a past rebellion and to prevent future uprisings, the Capitol holds a lottery in which one boy and one girl between the ages of 12 and 18 are chosen from each district to fight each other to the death in front of a television audience in a reality-show-on-steroids called The Hunger Games.

This trilogy (“The Hunger Games,” “Catching Fire,” and “Mockingjay”) follows the first-person story of Katniss, who volunteers for the Hunger Games in place of her younger sister; the two boys who are her romantic interests in the obligatory love triangle; and how she becomes the public face of the gradual rebellion against the Capitol that she helps to ignite.

The characters are consistent and vividly drawn, if rather predictable; there’s always plenty of action in the plot; and I love how the stories mimic the media-obsessed culture we live in today, in which even gladiators fighting to the death have to have their own costume and make-up teams. The rebellion against the Capitol strikes especially strong in view of the recent “Arab Spring” that took place in repressed countries of the Middle East and North Africa.

Many readers say “The Hunger Games” resembles (or rips off) a 1999 Japanese novel called “Battle Royale.” Since I’ve never read the other novel I can’t say whether it does or not, but I think there’s a good chance the authors of both of these books came up with them independently of each other. All authors borrow from some source; a truly original idea is rare nowadays. The idea of children being sacrificed to appease some hostile deity is as old as the ancient Greeks; schoolchildren killed one another in the book “Lord of the Flies;”and the concept of death games as public entertainment has been the subject of several recent movies such as “Death Race,” so each author had plenty to borrow from.

This trilogy is definitely worth reading as a reflection on how violence affects us, on the instinct toward self-preservation in the face of conflict, and of the world as it could be – and sometimes is – today.
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Jan 11, 2012 Wai rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This review is for the first in the trilogy, The Hunger Games. I'll post reviews of the others when I've read them.

The only reason that I can assume The Hunger Games is classed as a young adult story is because it mainly involves teenagers and that it doesn't contain any of the gratuituous prose of adult novels. I think that a category label of young adult might put the mature reader off but they'd be missing out on a simply brilliant story.

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Dec 01, 2011 Shiloh (SnarkyWriter) rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, young-adult

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. In the post-apocalyptic, dystopian remnants of North America is Panem, housing the remains of the population after a massive war which left much of America uninhabitable. Ruled over by the Capitol, each of the 12 remaining districts must send two children--one male, one female--to the Hunger Games each year, where they are forced to fight to the death on live TV as a reminder to the districts that rebellion is futile. When Katniss Everdeen's sister, Prim, is chosen as a tribute, Katniss voluntee...more

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Jul 25, 2011 Wendy rated it 4 of 5 stars

I put off reading The Hunger Games series as I was worried it would be too violent for my taste. However, I finally plunged in, and was quite captivated with the story and the characters. And yes, the violence, especially in the third book, was quite horrific at times.

But overall I enjoyed the books. The writing was quite fluid, and I am captivated by post-apocalyptic scenarios. Especially how governments seem to evolve into ever more controlling and cruel organizations.

The story revolves aroun...more

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May 03, 2012 Shyla rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: dystopia-utopia, favorites, kick-butt-heroine, ya

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I made the mistake of not reviewing each book as I finished it and since I read them one right after another I can no longer distinguish what happened in and my thoughts of each book separately. So for now I will voice my opinion on the trilogy.

Where to even begin? These books are completely awesome and if you are reading reviews then you probably already know what the books are about so need to go over old news! lol

In the beginning I loved Katniss, she was strong, feisty and knew what she wante...more I made the mistake of not reviewing each book as I finished it and since I read them one right after another I can no longer distinguish what happened in and my thoughts of each book separately. So for now I will voice my opinion on the trilogy.

Where to even begin? These books are completely awesome and if you are reading reviews then you probably already know what the books are about so need to go over old news! lol

In the beginning I loved Katniss, she was strong, feisty and knew what she wanted out of life. To provide for her family, keep her sister safe, hunt in the woods for some peace and freedom, spend time with her best friend Gale and never marry or have children that the capitol could later torture. When she volunteers to take her sister's place in the hunger games all of that changes. From the moment she volunteers her life is no longer her own, she is subject to a mulitude of people who tell her what to do from how she looks and dresses to what to say to how to stay alive in the deadly hunger games. We are with her while she slowly transforms from a rebellious teenager forced to grow up too soon to a victor who wins the brutal hunger games and forces the ever selfish and evil capitol to allow her friend/"lover"/fellow district 12 tribute to win as well, to an angry bitter girl who feels she has no control to a nationwide symbol of rebellion and strength and honor to a broken and used up shell of who she once was. Honestly, at times it was hard to read, especially in the last book when she begins to give up entirely. But I think that is natural, I think there is no other way for someone who has gone through what she has to transform any other way. And I think in the end she heals and she comes to terms in her own way with all that has happened. Thank God she shot Coin! At least she had that moment of clarity to make her mark to say no more hunger games, no more dictators who do not care about people. I was proud in that moment when just pages before I wanted to kill her when she agreed to yet ANOTHER hunger games.

The atrocities that happen in this book and the way of life the people are forced to endure was unbelieveable. It was hard to imagine a world where parents and whole communities willingly send in two of their own children to kill each other for entertainment and to "teach a lesson". In the first book we get no real sence of how these people can do this and not fight back and not rebel and not knock the capitol on it's ass. It made me angry and that's why I was angry everytime I read about someone saying or thinking that a rebellion was prepostrous, that is the only choice you people have! That's what I was thinking! It made me angry how long it took Katniss to join the rebellion willingly and even then it was like no one could see the big picture which was very frustrating. I guess because they had lived this way so long (74 years of sending your children to kill each other on tv) that all the people, the capitol people and the district people were desensitized to violence and death. It blew my mind how easy it was for those kids to kill each other and for the stupid people in the capitol to get joy out of it.

I liked how fast paced the books are, you cannot stop reading because your favorite characters are constantly battling between life and death, good and evil, love and hate. There is no black and white in these books, which is like true life. People are not good or bad but a combination of the two, of course some have more good then others and vice versa. It's the same with government, the same with relationships, the same with pretty much everything. This book does an amazing job of demonstrating that and keeping things in balance. That's probably the thing that I took the most from this series, that there are no absolutes, there is no clear black and white but a multitude of colors and grays and every voice has a different side of the story.

And now on to the relationships. To me the most profound and touching relationship was between Peeta and Katniss. I just love love Peeta. He is so pure and kind and loves Katniss so much. I spent the etire series waiting for him to die and I was sooooo very happy in the end when not only did he live but he got Katniss! I knew she loved him, how could she not? I knew from teh way she kept his pearl, was willing to die for him just as she was for Prim and the way she could never ever keep her mind from him and the way she saw all the good he represented in a very bad world. I never bought into a romantic type love betwen her and Gale. I think he was more the brother figure, at least to her. No doubt he felt more for her but Peeta was such the better man.
I loved Haymitch even though he is a drunk jerk, he cared about Kat niss and Peeta and that endeared him to me.
I also loved Finnick and am still pissed he died. There was no reason for that! AHHHH.

Well I think I could go on and on forever on my thoughts about these books so I guess I will stop here. It is good, amazingly good if you can stomach betrayal, loss of hope, devestation, children killing and dying, torture and every other horrible thing you can imagine. Some people can't but I for one loved this series!(less)

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Jan 15, 2011 Doris rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. This trilogy was amazing. My daughter began reading this and told me a little about it from the first couple chapters. That alone got my interest. I had some major housework to do this week so I thought I'd get the audiobook to help transform the hateful cleaning to a great escape. Man did it work.
This story is placed in the future when the world has been transformed due to war and the abuse of our Earth. The country of Panem is in what used to be North America. It was seperated into 13 district...more This trilogy was amazing. My daughter began reading this and told me a little about it from the first couple chapters. That alone got my interest. I had some major housework to do this week so I thought I'd get the audiobook to help transform the hateful cleaning to a great escape. Man did it work.
This story is placed in the future when the world has been transformed due to war and the abuse of our Earth. The country of Panem is in what used to be North America. It was seperated into 13 districts along with The Capitol being the central ruling body. After a rebellion 74 years prior, The Capitol wanted to impress upon Panem's citizens that they hold all the power. In order to remind them, not only does The Capitol control all the Districts' food and supplies but they also subject 1 male and 1 female between the ages of 12 and 18 from each District chosen by a draw to the Hunger Games. These games are a more technologically advanced version of the gladiators arena where the children fight to the death until one victor remains who is then showered with gifts. Of course all of this is televised for the citizens of The Capitol's enjoyment and The District's horror and opression.
Katniss is a 16 year old girl who inadvertantly captures the attention of the crowds as she volunteers to take her 12 year old sister's place in the 74th Hunger Games. Katniss has many challenges to navigate both mentally and physically as well as emotional turmoils. Can she survive the Games? And if she does survive them, can she do it and still live with herself afterwards?
These books had a reality TV feel to them along with some social awareness. Do we not flock to the scene of an accident? Doesn't a playground fight always attract a crowd but few people try to break it up? This really made me take a few moments to examine the world around me and see that many of us simply accept life for what it is and play into the social requirements rather than fight for what is right or maybe we have been so busy with what's easy that we are having more difficulty recognizing what is right.The Hunger Games Trilogy Boxset (less)

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Sep 07, 2010 Alan rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult, dystopian-ya-fiction

Katnis is a compelling character living in a time of deprevation and oppression. It is her actions in the face of this world that set her apart, that inspire others to action. But it is her humility, her lack of belief or understanding in her own self worth that make her so lovable. For the most part Katnis keeps her feelings and emotions guarded or hidden. These things make it hard for her to accept at face value that anyone could love her, or want to help her.
I loved the first book, it is hard...more

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Apr 21, 2012 Mark Bennett rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: literarature-art, philosophy, unsettling-inspiration

Have seen the film, entranced and taken in by Katniss as mythic figure, reluctant rebel, survivor and fierce lover of life. Bought the books and will now blow through. I will be first in line to attend the opening nights of the films that follow, the quadrilogy.

See my individual reviews of each book. A serendipitous and marvelous experience.

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Mar 31, 2012 Kayleigh {K-Books} rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Forgot how much I loved this series, so much better and more emotional this time around. Officially my favourite series in the world.

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Sep 16, 2012 Bev Wall rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I never would have read this kind of book normally, but it was recommended strongly by my sister so I went for it. I'm glad I did. It was amazing, all three, but The Hunger Games was the best of the three.

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Jun 22, 2012 Carla added it · review of another edition

I thought it was very violent, esp for young adults. It was interesting but I was left feeling dissatisfied with the end result. It wasn't the kind of resolve I had hoped for. Good imagination on the author's part, though.

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Jul 07, 2011 Gay rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Fabulous series! Highly recommended. Written as young adult fiction, but absolutely enjoyable for adults.

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Jul 12, 2012 Jennifer rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Better read than a movie.

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Jun 07, 2012 Dania added it · review of another edition

It must be weird me writing a review finally about the hunger games books!!
reading the hunger games in the last month of school,the rush of studying and all, i was actually hesitated,but then i started reading the first book and found myself loving it,and so i bought the second and the third books and read them.
i enjoyed every minute of reading, absolutely a fascinating book , and most of all reading the hunger games never brought me boredom!
the story of the book is alone beautiful, a new look t...more

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May 10, 2013 Rebecca rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: read-over-and-over-again

Many people encouraged to read the hungergames triology on several occasions, which i stubbornly declined. Discouraged by the whole fanatic hype surrounding it. However, I did give it a chance. I read a few pages and decided at first that I did not like the authors style of writing at all. Then I read on, enjoying it more by every page.
The story is a dramatic and sad one yet it does not become wearisome.
I loved how easy it was to relate to the characters, especially Katniss. How realistic and h...more

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Apr 29, 2013 Amanda rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I resisted the hype around these books for a long time, then I watched the movie and I got a bit curious on the rest of the story so off I went to my local library to see if I could get my hands on them to read. Well, I did....and I was surprised how fast I got through them. I actually quite enjoyed reading them, and found them to be both entertaining and kept you on the edge of your seat a bit throughout the stories. I was only a bit annoyed in the last book as I found Katniss to be a bit, how...more

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