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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)

Suzanne Collins

Start date: February 24, 2012

Finish date: March 26, 2012

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Why we're reading this: February 24th will start our Chapter A Day Countdown.. each day we will discuss a chapter of the Hunger G…more
[close] February 24th will start our Chapter A Day Countdown.. each day we will discuss a chapter of the Hunger Games. We will finish the Hunger Games a day before the movie comes out. I think this is a good way to read the book before the movie. :) Do you like this idea?

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Jul 07, 2011 Teresa rated it it was amazing

Shelves: all-my-love-for-one-book

Rewriting my review to The Hunger Games. It's coming up soon

Edit: I. FUCKING. LOVED. IT. WITH. ALL. MY. HEART. AND. SOUL!!!!!!!!

(I can't believe I just said that)

IT WAS AWESOME!!! IT WAS AMAZING!!!! IT WAS MAGNIFICENT!!! IT WAS BREATHTAKING!!! IT WAS.... (Help, I'm running out of synonyms for awesome...)

In short, I fucking loved it!!!! I LOVED IT!! This book was fucking brilliant and amazing, and Suzanne Collins should get a Novell Peace Price or something. Seriously, awesome cannot even begin t ...more

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Jul 01, 2011 PopcornReads - MkNoah rated it it was amazing

Shelves: scifi-fantasy, young-adult, suzanne-collins

hat are the effects of war, violence, and deprivation on people coming of age? What would you do, what would your children do if the U.S. became a tightly controlled regime that dictated who lived and died, who ate and starved, who received privilege and who barely survived? Would you follow your heart or would you plot strategy? These are some of the questions addressed in Suzanne Collins’ award-winning The Hunger Games series. To read the rest of my review of The Hunger Games trilogy, go to ht ...more

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Aug 10, 2011 Littlecloud rated it it was amazing

The Hunger Games is simply an amazing book. Everyone I know who have read it (many) loved it. I love to write (my fantasy is being a self supporting author) and I would love to be able to write like Suzanne Collins does. This book is simply amazing, and a must read.

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Jun 16, 2011 Jaya rated it really liked it

Shelves: ya, science-fiction, dystopia, read-in-2011

I literally could not put this book down. The plot is just that engrossing. There is truth behind the hype! However, I do wish the book was written better. Also, Katniss' complete obliviousness to Gale and Peeta's feelings were annoying at first but I guess the cluelessness is necessary part of her character and the story. I can't wait to read the next book!! Was I the only one who found it really funny that the baker's son was named Peeta (as in Pita Bread)?! ...more

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