false 2767052 0439023483 9780439023481 24886 9100 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2767052.The_Hunger_Games 153394 Suzanne Collins 50531 16363 3 0 false Fri Oct 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Nov 11 21:42:28 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 12 14:33:16 -0800 2009
For the most part, I liked the book. It had a very character driven narrative. The characters themselves were predictable but nonetheless endearing. The idea of the Hunger Games has been done before with things like Battle Royale but this was less bloody, safer for a young adult audience.

I would have more thoroughly enjoyed the story if it had explained, even in few details, the workings of the societies. Dystopian novels rarely reveal all of the details of a society, that is what makes them so interesting for me. But to have so little detail provided kept the story from becoming real for me.

Despite my criticisms of it, I did enjoy the story. I read it in one sitting and it left me thinking. The Hunger Games, being part of a trilogy, means that my concerns may be addressed in the second book. Though I did like it, I think I’ll wait and pick this one up at the library rather than buying a copy of my own.]]>