Reviews

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

cam_sr07's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

The Hunger Games is an amazing Dystopian book that holds my heart. Everything going on in the book (maybe not all of it) could end up possibly happening. It’s something that you can go back to and read, but the more you understand it, the more horrifying you realize the concept of the book really is. Katniss just trying to protect her sister is what really got to me. She just wanted her to be safe.

asallen's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

a_dibsy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

ttarwate's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

ryleeann's review against another edition

medium-paced

5.0

I had never read the books but watched the movie, so I wasn't thrilled about this. But i loved ti!! I like the book so much more than the movie, there's so much more detail and context that's missed in the movie. I was excited to start the next one right way!

asintsova's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

bbrassfield's review against another edition

4.0

I rather liked it. The second time through. For whatever reason the first time I read it the novel barely registered and I came away from the experience wondering what all the fuss was about. I didn't even bother to pick up the second novel in the series. And then the buildup to the film began and suddenly I was bombarded with imagery and quotes from the Hunger Games. This served to perk my interest and I originally thought to begin the second novel but as soon as I did this I realized I remembered little about the first novel, save for some key plot points at the end. So I went back to the Hunger Games ostensibly to pick up some detail here and there but as I started (again) at the beginning, I found myself compelled by the story in a way I never was the first time around. Not-so-long story short: I really enjoyed this novel during read number two and unlike someone close to me remarked, I feel the novel strikes all the appropriate notes of horror at what is actually happening despite its being marketed to a young adult reading audience. Katniss is sixteen summmers old at the time the story begins so perhaps older young adult. Regardless, the book paints a compelling portrait of a dystopian world that really isn't so very different from our own, even if the author's prose falls more to the pedestrian side of the writing scale. The world she builds, however, is anything but and I eagerly devoured the second novel like a tribute being scooped up by a mutt.

wie_so's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

sunflowersha's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

farlan's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Reading is always something that came difficult for me. I liked the idea of sitting down and reading a book, but it always ended up feeling like a chore. With this, it didn’t. 

I first tried to read it a couple months ago only to give up/put it down right before the games happened. No really sure why I did that, but I did. I wanted to learn more about The Hunger Games world and knew the books had so much more than the movies did, so I decided to read it again.

This is one in a handful times where I finished a book, front to cover. And it’s a little sad to say that, but it’s the second book I can remember ever reading. I really liked this book, and I think most of the credit goes to how it was written. 

Most often than not, if I read a book it’s most likely because it was adapted into a movie/show. I always begrudgingly try to read the book and tell myself I’ll reward myself by watching the movie after I’m done—something to look forward to. But I didn’t have to do that this time, I don’t even really feel the need to watch the movies now, I just want to get into the next book.