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Absolutely loved The Hunger Games! I know it's technically a young adult book but I couldn't help but enjoy it. The story is set in the distant future in which the US has been broken into 12 districts. To discourage rebellion, the Capitol holds an annual competition in which one boy and one girl from each district are required to compete in a fight to the death on live TV. The parallels between the future and today's world are fascinating. The heroine is a great role model for all young girls. C
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So glad that I waited until I had the second and third books from the library before I went gang busters on this one. Then I finished it in one night. At this point I feel for Katniss, but Peeta's my favorite. I really hope that they can continue to stick it to the Capitol. On to Catching Fire!
2nd reading via audiobook
The story really lends itself to the audio format. However, upon second reading, I found Katniss' ongoing failure to recognize Peeta's genuine awesomeness to be even more aggravati ...more
2nd reading via audiobook
The story really lends itself to the audio format. However, upon second reading, I found Katniss' ongoing failure to recognize Peeta's genuine awesomeness to be even more aggravati ...more
I liked it a lot. I thought the romance crap was a little hokey, but it's much darker than the Twilight series, which I've heard it compared to. I hated Twilight with a passion beyond measure, Hunger Games wasn't too bad at all. It kept my interest and made me care about what happened to the characters.
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I want to read the next book! The protagonist, Katniss, is thoroughly likeable. The games may be over, but Suzanne Collins left us hanging.
Sep 17, 2013
James Freeman
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