The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) in For The L♥ve of Reading

Apr 22, 2009 Cara rated it it was amazing

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I want to scream to the top of my lungs and say that: THIS BOOK IS BEYOND AWESOME!!!!! Okay so maybe not that much excitement is needed, but boy this book deserves a review I probably won't be able to give. There are plenty of good reviews of this book already, but I can't resist the urge to put my own two cents in too.

You can already get the premise of the story from the other reviews so I won't bother with that. Can I just say that the author did an exquisite job of finding the right voice f I want to scream to the top of my lungs and say that: THIS BOOK IS BEYOND AWESOME!!!!! Okay so maybe not that much excitement is needed, but boy this book deserves a review I probably won't be able to give. There are plenty of good reviews of this book already, but I can't resist the urge to put my own two cents in too.

You can already get the premise of the story from the other reviews so I won't bother with that. Can I just say that the author did an exquisite job of finding the right voice for Katniss? I already like her and I struggle with her while she is playing the Hunger Games. Katniss does a lot of things that will cause some people's eyebrows to shoot up, but you have to remember she has to survive. Even though she does some things that seem not totally right you know her heart is more or less in the right place. She is 16 (an aged used a lot in young adult novels I'm noticing)and still figuring out her stand on the important things.
The whole thing is kind of disturbing, but you can see the appeal it would have on audiences. I mean I got sucked into it so it isn't really that far fetched that people could actually become well... so morbid.

It's really hard for me to really get into what I want to discuss without giving away spoilers. I can say this though, the book had almost everything in it. Thrills, chills, suspense, humor (only a little but it's there), romance (kind of questionable I guess), struggle with identity, life and death situation (obviously), compassion and so much more that I'm sure I am missing.

The world Collins created is extremely believable, and the dilemmas that are presented are engaging and sometimes just painful to watch, but she pulls this off with ease. People just have to read the book themselves to comprehend what I'm trying to say. Needless to say I am agonizing over the wait for the next installment Catching Fire.

Later added: For those of you who didn't know there is a movie coming out! Oh gosh the excitement is too much, here is the link to the trailer. And they have come out with this song for the movie. ...more

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Mar 18, 2010 P.Q. Glisson rated it it was amazing

Okay, without going into the whole plot thing, I just have to say this book was two things: Surprising and exciting.
I was surprised because it wasn't like any other young adult book I had ever read and exciting because it was full of fast-paced action, and by action I mean fight scenes. Lots and lots of fight scenes.
I knew this book was going to be different when Katniss talked about the bobcat that started following her around. I expected it to become a pet....oh no, because she is concerned it ...more

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May 08, 2009 Victoria rated it it was amazing

A lot of books claim to be "pageturners", packed with suspense at every chapter. This book is the real deal.

From the first chapter, where Kat Everdeen stands up to take her little sister's place in the deadly, brutal Hunger Games, there is no shortage of suspense. Along with fellow representative Peeta, she must travel to the capital city, ready to be placed into the most extreme survival game ever played...all for the live entertainment of the public.

You just cannot stop reading as Kat navigate ...more

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Sep 11, 2009 Peace Love and Reviews rated it really liked it

After putting off reading this book for so long I finally gave in. I have the Catching Fire and to read that I have to go thru with this first. The thing is post-apocalyptic / dystopian is not really my thing, but when I started reading, I was hooked. It has a very catchy and interesting twist. Sad that Katniss' world was divided into 13 Districts that has a specific livelihood. So you can imagine that some of them is scarce on food. District 12 -Kat's being the poorest, since their industry is ...more

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Aug 17, 2010 Crystal rated it it was amazing

Wow. I would never have picked this book up if I had not seen that so many of my friends liked it. It was so good. I loved it.

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Aug 01, 2009 Zainab rated it it was amazing

absolutely awesome. hooked from the beginning, and couldnt put it down

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Apr 04, 2009 ♥ Rachel♥ rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

AMAZING book.

i can't wait 4 the next ...more

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Mar 03, 2010 Chantelle rated it it was amazing

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Loved this, going to read it to my 6th graders.

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Nov 29, 2009 Amanda O'Donnell rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

In a dark vision of the near future, a terrifying reality TV show is taking place. Twelve boys and twelve girls are forced to appear on a live event called the Hunger Games. There is only one rule: Kill or be Killed...

When sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen steps forward to take her sister's place in the games, she sees it as a death sentence. But Katniss has been close to death before. For her, survival is second nature. ...more

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