The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) in Pick-a-Shelf

Jun 30, 2010 Yz the Whyz rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2010-reads, suzanne-collins

Wow, what can I say? It definitely lives up to the hype.

After having been recommended by so many GR friends, I finally decided to pick this book up. I choose the audiobook format, something I usually do when its a first person narrative, and to my luck, the narrator gave a fabulous performance.

I was riveted as I followed Katniss' adventure, both scared and appalled at the things she had to go through in order to survive. I cried over Rue's death, and giggled at some of the silly banter she had w ...more

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Jun 08, 2010 Slayermel rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, fiction, young-adult, own, thriller, series, science-fiction, suspense, 21st-century, dystopia

I can’t believe how much I enjoyed this book; I just could not put it down. It had me hooked from the moment it began, and at the time I had no idea what I was getting into. All I knew was that the cashier at Chapters was adamant that I should read these books especially after the selection I was purchasing, and then there are the occasional reviews I would see pop up in my Goodreads feed. Apparently many people enjoyed this book, so I thought “alright, let’s give it a go”.

Katniss Everdeen is a I can’t believe how much I enjoyed this book; I just could not put it down. It had me hooked from the moment it began, and at the time I had no idea what I was getting into. All I knew was that the cashier at Chapters was adamant that I should read these books especially after the selection I was purchasing, and then there are the occasional reviews I would see pop up in my Goodreads feed. Apparently many people enjoyed this book, so I thought “alright, let’s give it a go”.

Katniss Everdeen is a sixteen year old girl who is the sole provider for her mother and little sister ever since her father passed away. They live in district 12 outside of the great city of Panem. The twelve districts and the nation of Panem are all located in what used
to be North America.

Every Year the City of Panem Holds the Hunger Games where one boy and one girl between the ages of 12-18 from each of the twelve districts, is selected to compete in the games, as a punishment and reminder to the districts of the power of the city and why they should not rise up against it as they did in the past. The Hunger Games are a death sentence for all but one of the selected youth, as they have to fight to the finish. The winner receives great rewards and their district is given rewards and food for the year.

Prim, Katniss’s twelve year old sister’s name is drawn for the hunger games this year and Katniss volunteers to go in her stead. Katniss is great with a bow and arrow and has a swift mind, but will that be enough to get her through to the end of the games, when some of the wealthier districts have trained their youth to volunteer and win.

I really liked Katniss as a character; she is a strong independent girl and a good role model for young girls. She loves her sister very much and always puts her well being first. I think she’s got to be the most unselfish sixteen year old I have ever read about. You just can’t help but love her and want her to succeed.

I recommend this book to everyone. Even though it is a young adult book and differs quite a bit, it reminds me of “Battle Royale” or even “Hard target”. The movie’s anyway as I have not read the books yet.
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Jul 20, 2011 Kellie rated it it was amazing

Shelves: series, ya, 2011-reads, the-hunger-games-trilogy, hunger-games

Just the idea of this book pushes it to a 3 before I even begin to rate it. It kind of reminded me of Survivor. Except, in Survivor they don’t kill each other. Briefly, the story is about Katniss, who voluntarily replaces her sister when she is chosen to represent District 12 in the Hunger Games. Every year, a boy and a girl from the age 12 to 18 from each district is chosen from a lottery to participate in the games. They are put in an “area” where they hunt each other. The last one to survive, ...more

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Sep 06, 2010 Jenn rated it really liked it

Shelves: kindle

Wow, reading this one on your kindle makes it difficult to believe when you've hit the end. I kept tapping on the right, trying to make it to the next page/chapter. At least with the actual book in your hands you know the end is coming. Am I ever glad that I have all three books here. I think I'd be mighty annoyed if I read this when it first came out and found out that I had to wait for the next book to be finished. What a love story cliffhanger!

At first I found the story a little hard going. ...more

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Nov 18, 2011 Sara rated it liked it

Shelves: series, 2011, young-adult

I was a little cautious going into this book. For the most part, I tend to veer away from young-adult novels. The subject matter and writing isn't really my cup of tea but a number of people have recommended this book and assured me that 'it isn't just a young-adult novel'. I decided to give it a try and was pleasantly surprised. The premise was decent, the characters were fairly interesting and the writing didn't have me cringing every few seconds. I think the thing that I enjoy most about the ...more

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Apr 14, 2010 Julianne rated it it was amazing

Shelves: best-of-10

I can not believe how much I'm enjoying this book so far. The Hunger Games just started...can't wait to see how it progresses!

Wondering how they will keep this story going on for a trilogy. LOVED IT!!! ...more

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Jul 15, 2011 Rachel N. rated it really liked it

Katniss Everdeen lives in a post-apocalyptic North America called Panem which is ruled by a capitol with 12 districts. Every year 2 tributes from each district are sent to the hunger games in a fight to the death. Katniss volunteers to take her sister Prim's place in the Hunger Games and is sent with Peeta Mellark, the bakers son. The book does a good job of setting up the land and once the games got started I couldn't put the book down. I'm looking forward to reading the next two books in the s ...more

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Jan 30, 2011 Rebekah rated it really liked it

Shelves: genre-fantasy, genre-young-adult, genre-book-club, genre-adventure, genre-science-fiction, rating-4, genre-young-adult-teen, genre-romance, genre-science-fiction-dystopia, genre-science-fiction-fantasy

Read it in one setting, couldn't put it down as far as story-telling goes. I didn't give it a 5 though just because it reminded me of too many other plots, like Lord of the Flies, or more specifically, a short story I read a long time ago called "The Most Dangerous Game." Really dark and pretty disturbing for a YA novel, but infinitely better than Twilight. :) Friends are encouraging me to continue the series, so we will see. ...more

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