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4.35 AVERAGE
4.35 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
As someone in here wrote as their review: a modern classic if I've ever read one 👩🍳💋
Brutal, raw and so fucking good.
5/5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Brutal, raw and so fucking good.
5/5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I find it really hard to write a review for a book I absolutely loved. And this one I did. I couldn't read it fast enough to find out what happens next. The story line is really good, yes I know if you've read or watched the movie Battle Royale you will see a lot, and I mean a lot of similarities, but since I didn't, before I started reading this book, I enjoyed it very much. It's more focused on the fact that these people are all controlled by their government, known as the CAPITOL. They are even forced to kill each other. How messed up is that.
Ok so let me explain the plot first. This book is about North America, now called Panem, and how in the future, ( I don't think they mention how far ) after a riot of some sort gone wrong, the Capitol controls 12 districts. The story follows Katniss, a 16 year old girl who lives in district 12, apparently the worst one. Every year the Capitol chooses two children between ages 12-18 to participate in The Hunger Games, designed to show the citizens that the Capital is in charge of all of them. These 24 teenagers are sent to fight to the death, last one standing wins. And this is where Katniss comes in, she is at the Hunger Games and is fighting for her life. Really there is more to the story but of course I can't sill the beans here. You will just have to take my word for it and find out for yourself. Sure I thought the ending might be a little different, maybe I hoped they would all commit suicide just to stick it to the MAN, but they really didn't. Unless it happens in the next book, Catching Fire. Which I will start as soon as it arrives in the mail. Can't wait what happens next.
I think the book could've been a little better, maybe if it was a little longer, Collins would have more room to develop more of the characters, we don't really get to know all the 24 teenagers. And I don't even want to mention the many spelling and grammar errors. Talk about run on sentences. I had the urge to go through and underline and correct all the errors. I always thought a book had to be perfect in order to be published. But I guess that is the editors fault.
Aside from that, the book is great, I don't really see any similarities between this book and Twilight, and I've seen a lot of people comparing the two. I got to say I like it more than Twilight, they just killed the books with the movies.
Oh and don't forget March 8, 2012 the Hunger Games comes out in theaters.
Here's the trailer.
Ok so let me explain the plot first. This book is about North America, now called Panem, and how in the future, ( I don't think they mention how far ) after a riot of some sort gone wrong, the Capitol controls 12 districts. The story follows Katniss, a 16 year old girl who lives in district 12, apparently the worst one. Every year the Capitol chooses two children between ages 12-18 to participate in The Hunger Games, designed to show the citizens that the Capital is in charge of all of them. These 24 teenagers are sent to fight to the death, last one standing wins. And this is where Katniss comes in, she is at the Hunger Games and is fighting for her life. Really there is more to the story but of course I can't sill the beans here. You will just have to take my word for it and find out for yourself. Sure I thought the ending might be a little different, maybe I hoped they would all commit suicide just to stick it to the MAN, but they really didn't. Unless it happens in the next book, Catching Fire. Which I will start as soon as it arrives in the mail. Can't wait what happens next.
I think the book could've been a little better, maybe if it was a little longer, Collins would have more room to develop more of the characters, we don't really get to know all the 24 teenagers. And I don't even want to mention the many spelling and grammar errors. Talk about run on sentences. I had the urge to go through and underline and correct all the errors. I always thought a book had to be perfect in order to be published. But I guess that is the editors fault.
Aside from that, the book is great, I don't really see any similarities between this book and Twilight, and I've seen a lot of people comparing the two. I got to say I like it more than Twilight, they just killed the books with the movies.
Oh and don't forget March 8, 2012 the Hunger Games comes out in theaters.
Here's the trailer.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I read this in French, so 100% understanding not reached
Despite that, it was a tremendous read. I feel it got the relationships between characters way better than the (still quite good) movie. What I did not expect Wäsche somber tone of it. This was not wish fulfillment for girls, but a very harsh portrayal of Katniss.
Despite that, it was a tremendous read. I feel it got the relationships between characters way better than the (still quite good) movie. What I did not expect Wäsche somber tone of it. This was not wish fulfillment for girls, but a very harsh portrayal of Katniss.