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Definitely lives up to the hype! I haven't heard anything bad about this book, and you're not going to hear anything bad about it from me, either. Two thumbs up, five stars, 10-point landing (7 for the Russians, but we throw that one out anyway). I had trouble putting it down long enough to go to bed last night, and that hasn't happened to me in a long time. Then it happened again tonight, long enough for me to finish the book (and since you can see that I'm writing this at 2:30 AM, that's rathe
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Soo. When this book first came out it was really popular and everyone was reading it. While I do like a good book, I'm usually don't read mainstream books. I'm usually all about the first time authors. Dystopian books are usually not on my reading list and are not one of the genres I care for. Having said this, my sister read the book and loved it. My sister and I have very similar tastes from books to music to hot celebrity guys. So, I listened to her rave about the book(s) and she told me I ha
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Okay I lied..I originally didn't like the premise of this book.. Young children sent off into The Hunger Games and the only way out is to kill everyone else in the games. I fell deeply in love with the characters and thought that Katniss was brilliant. I loved seeing a heroine who could think for herself but was never selfish even when she needed to be selfish to save herself. As for Peeta he was charming and the depths he went through to keep Katniss safe were brilliant. I hated the Careers and
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Sometimes you enjoy a book because it is well written. Sometimes you enjoy a book because the author weaves an engaging story. Despite some of the prose, run-on sentences and grammatical errors, this is an engaging story. The premise is frightening and rather horrific. Two tributes from 12 districts are chosen to battle each other to the death as penance from some war that ended over 70 years before. There are also a great divide between the haves and the have-nots, fueling what is sure to be so
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I liked it far better than I expected but I felt that the actual Hunger Games part of the book was a little short, but that is ok I guess because I really like the overall book.
A bit too dark & violent for me, but very compelling nonetheless. I'm eager to listen to the other two but hope their stories won't keep running through my mind when I wake up in the middle of the night, as this one did.
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I never thought I would have loved this book as much as I do. The story the fighting the love the unbelievable parts to it just makes it such a great read. It is an exciting story of a world where things have gone so bad that people are killing themselves to help others in their district. What a wonderful idea for a story that could truly have some actuality to it. It makes you think about where things are going in the world. This was such a great read and a wonderful start to the trilogy. I so
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This was a phenomanal book, I finished it at 1 am EST. I am ready to read the next one in the series, as well as see the movie this weekend. I love Peeta, but I feel like although Katniss is into him. Home is where the heart is and her home has been with Gale hunting and taking care of her family.
I only learned about this series when the movie came out. Determined to read the books first, I postponed watching the movie. I must admit I loved this book. It's vivid in descriptions, but not too gruesome, and very swift. I will definitely read the other books, and watch the movie soon!
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Feb 29, 2012
Lukutar ☘
marked it as on-hold
Mar 23, 2012
Diana S
marked it as to-read
Dec 10, 2013
Sanskriti Nagar
rated it
liked it
Shelves:
series,
2008,
rating-4-stars,
fantasy,
science-fiction-fantasy,
adventure,
rating-3-stars,
pages-300,
book-club,
young-adult
