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March 2024
This is a re-read for me and I am so happy I returned to this amazing world with these amazing characters again. The Hunger Games follows Katniss Everdeen as she is forced to fight in a yearly gladiatorial contest. Katniss's struggle and ultimate survival, along with Peeta Mellark's, sparks a revolution to overthrow the tyrannical Capitol. I love the balance of characters and plot, and the themes and topics explored such as totalitarianism; reality TV; celebrity culture; violence in
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This is a re-read for me and I am so happy I returned to this amazing world with these amazing characters again. The Hunger Games follows Katniss Everdeen as she is forced to fight in a yearly gladiatorial contest. Katniss's struggle and ultimate survival, along with Peeta Mellark's, sparks a revolution to overthrow the tyrannical Capitol. I love the balance of characters and plot, and the themes and topics explored such as totalitarianism; reality TV; celebrity culture; violence in
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Read this ages ago, and I honestly can't remember why I gave it 3 stars. I am interested in the newest book, so I am going to reread the original three.
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Update 5/10/25:
I don't remember why I rated this as low as I did. The romance Peeta/Katniss romance bits were not my favorite, but overall this was a solid 4.5 star read this time around. ...more
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Update 5/10/25:
I don't remember why I rated this as low as I did. The romance Peeta/Katniss romance bits were not my favorite, but overall this was a solid 4.5 star read this time around. ...more
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Kiki
marked it as to-read
