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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
My only qualm is that I wish it was a full length novel
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
Read this again for the third time in several years and it's still just as good as I remember. It's a short but thrilling and dark exploration of the hunter vs. hunted dynamic that governs so much of our world, and how easily roles can be reversed even when one thinks he or she is at the top of the hierarchy. At its core is a clash between the morality that we deem intrinsic to our nature, and its opposite - the part of humans that revels in power, control, and destruction.
As I personally detest hunting animals for sport on principle, I sided only with Whitney in the beginning - since he's the only character who seems to consider both sides of the hunter vs. hunted situation, while Rainsford begins as a confident hunter who doesn't care about the animals he kills. However, when the tables turn and he becomes the hunted instead, I started to root for him because he at least recognized the value of human life while General Zaroff did not, and that humanity along with his ingenuity were his saving graces. I'm guessing that the aftermath of that harrowing hunt would have cured Rainsford of hunting for sport forever, though we have no way of knowing for sure. All in all, this was a gripping story with an important message, and I especially love the double meaning of its title. Absolute genius.
As I personally detest hunting animals for sport on principle, I sided only with Whitney in the beginning - since he's the only character who seems to consider both sides of the hunter vs. hunted situation, while Rainsford begins as a confident hunter who doesn't care about the animals he kills. However, when the tables turn and he becomes the hunted instead, I started to root for him because he at least recognized the value of human life while General Zaroff did not, and that humanity along with his ingenuity were his saving graces. I'm guessing that the aftermath of that harrowing hunt would have cured Rainsford of hunting for sport forever, though we have no way of knowing for sure. All in all, this was a gripping story with an important message, and I especially love the double meaning of its title. Absolute genius.
It’s definitely an interesting book… My class read this as a group and everyone, including me, just sat there looking around. The entire I was thinking, what just happened. It’s a strange story in some of the best ways possible. Though, I would have liked for their to have been a more solidified ending.
4 out of 5.
One of my favourite short stories! You can really see where the Hunger Games may have gotten his influence from. It's a very short but intense and action packed story of a big game hunter who has a ship wreck off a mysterious island owned by a fellow hunter and Russian aristocrat. The aristocrat invites our protagonist on a hunt of the "most dangerous game" only to find out that he himself is the prey. Now he has to outwit his captor or die trying. The hunter becomes the hunted. I read this back in high school way over a decade ago and once I saw they had a physical copy I had to get it. Still just as heart pumping and thrilling as it was the first time!
One of my favourite short stories! You can really see where the Hunger Games may have gotten his influence from. It's a very short but intense and action packed story of a big game hunter who has a ship wreck off a mysterious island owned by a fellow hunter and Russian aristocrat. The aristocrat invites our protagonist on a hunt of the "most dangerous game" only to find out that he himself is the prey. Now he has to outwit his captor or die trying. The hunter becomes the hunted. I read this back in high school way over a decade ago and once I saw they had a physical copy I had to get it. Still just as heart pumping and thrilling as it was the first time!
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I always knew the gist of this story from social absorption but I had never read it until they read it in my 1-1's class. It is actually a pretty good little short story.
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A