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Not a particularly happy story, but riveting and impossible to put down. Bit of a change for me.
Well, I, too, have been sucked into the series. I'd like to give a slightly different review. This book challenged many of the views I've held previously. I don't usually read violent, exploitative novels. I find hunting barbaric and don't particularly like hunters. I don't like the rich suppressing the poor, youth and their elders pitted against one another, countryfolk disdaining cityfolk. I oppose a pessimistic futuristic outlook, preferring to make the best of the present. For all of these r
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Some of the same things that make Westerfeld's "Uglies" series so terrific are at play here. Adolescent female Katniss is a terrific protagonist, wiser and stronger and a better person than she gives herself credit for. Watching Katniss and those close to her deal with the inhuman situation she's forced into is a constant thrill, and the plot raises not only moral dilemmas for Katniss, but ethical issues for us to ponder about governments' ability to protect some people's "rights" at the expense
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I saw great reviews for this book and had high expectations - and this book surpassed those! I loved it, it had a bit of everything. I can't wait to read Catching Fire!
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This book was okay. I did like the main character of Katniss. I just didn't think that it lived up to the hype. The Games didn't give enough challenge and was more a way of just killing everyone off.
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A fresh YA book. Needed a break from the vampire madness. Fast-paced yet the characters are unforgettable.
Can't wait to read book 2. ...more
Can't wait to read book 2. ...more
