The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) in Crazy Challenge Connection

Jul 28, 2013 ❤ Aly ❤ rated it it was amazing

This was another reread for me. I haven't read this book in over 3 years! I love this book!

(view spoiler) ...more

6 likes · Like · see review

Mar 06, 2013 Katherine rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, kindle-books, books-i-own, 2012, audiobooks, paper-backs

I'm just going to put it out there.... I don't like Katniss's mother. :/

So sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen live in District 12, home to the coal miners and one of the poorest regions. And its day of the reaping; where one boy and one girl (from the age of 12 to 18 years old) are forced into an arena to kill each other until only one is left standing. And Katniss's sister gets picked in the reaping and she automatically volunteers as tribute in her sisters place. And I love how District 12 refu ...more

1 like · Like · see review

Jul 14, 2013 Rachel C. rated it really liked it

Loved it. It took me a while to get past my discomfort with the writing style, but once I realized it supported Katniss' character well and the bleakness of the her story, I could not help loving this book. I look forward to Gary Ross' direction of the movie version! (And, for the record, once the movie came out, I thought it was well done and I was disappointed that he didn't get to direct the second one). ...more

1 like · Like · see review

Jul 23, 2013 Joi rated it liked it

Shelves: ya-read, audiobooks

Once I finally finished this book after a couple of months, I actually came to enjoy the book. So I might finish the trilogy eventually.

1 like · Like · see review

Jun 21, 2013 Cecily Black rated it liked it

I am pretty 50/50 when it comes to dystopian novels, unfortunately for me I have seen the movie beforehand and that kinda ruined the experience for me. It felt a little slow and there were so many small details that were changed for the movie it kinda made the book frustrating for me. Sigh.

However, all that said I am really glad these books were made because I actually really do enjoy the story and I am glad they got made into movies. So koodos to Suzanne Collins.

Like · see review