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jdavesphd's review
fast-paced
2.5
Essentially a much simpler (and not as well-written) retelling of the first book and movie, complete with many images from the movie as well. If you have read the book and/or seen the movie, nothing new here, folks, which was a bit disappointing - I was hoping for more background or details, not a rehashing of the first film and book.
bridget_books's review
3.0
This reminded me why I love the Hunger Games. It was alright, just basically a summary of the first book/movie.
jlennidorner's review
4.0
A good book for those who loved the movie and want either screenshots from the film, or a more detailed analysis of the movie without reading the original books. Mostly pictures, very few words.
mybookishempire's review
4.0
Wat een mooie hardcovereditie is dit ❤ Heel erg van genoten! Waarom las ik dit boek niet eerder? Er zitten trouwens prachtige foto's in verwerkt en deze soort boeken zijn echt perfect om je weer heel eventjes in THG-wereld te wanen. Yay! Ik ben alvast fan. Misschien 1 mini klein minpuntje: ik had gehoopt op iets meer tekst want de overhand van dit boek zijn foto's.
thehodgenator's review
5.0
This book is for the avid Hunger Games fan - and book collector.
It is rife with pictures, quotes, and tidbits. I do NOT recommend this to anyone who has not read and fallen in love with the books. For those, I would recommend checking it out of the library. For me, it's a keeper!
It is rife with pictures, quotes, and tidbits. I do NOT recommend this to anyone who has not read and fallen in love with the books. For those, I would recommend checking it out of the library. For me, it's a keeper!
kathrynelise8's review
3.0
Thought this would be more interesting but it turns out I already know everything about The Hunger Games. Did make me want to reread the actual series though.
nabilazisputri's review
3.0
A summary of The Hunger Games movie. Not exactly what I was hoping for, actually I was looking for more explanation from books which weren't making to the film. But yeah okay I guess
easolinas's review
2.0
In case you are one of the four people who haven't heard about "The Hunger Games," it's a dystopian book/movie series set in a future North America.
So I was hoping that "The World of the Hunger Games" would further explain the backstory, creatures and civilization of Suzanne Collins' universe. However, the book is really more of an illustrated storybook -- it has a a LOT of photographs, a nearly-full plot recounting, and a hefty dose of padding (how many full-page quotes are we gonna get?).
There's not a lot of new information, or in-depth description of the actual "world" of the Hunger Games. There are a few interesting descriptions, like the explanations of tracker jackers, jabberjays and wolf mutts, or the explanation about the fashions in the Capitol. However, those interesting bits are few and far between... literally.
About half of the book is made up of various color pictures from the movie, which usually take up one or two pages apiece -- and they can go on for four or five pages. Occasionally there's a quote from one of the characters (or occasionally from Suzanne Collins herself), but the bulk of it is made up of photos. Nice photos, but most are not "world of" material.
Most of the text is recounting the plot overall, and incredibly obvious observations like "Katniss will do anything to protect [Prim]." Yes, thank you, that becomes quite clear when you actually see what happens IN THE PLOT. It's sort of like a Cliffs Notes version of "The Hunger Games." It has the entire story, with key spoiler plot points left out, from beginning to end. It might be a nice accompaniment for people who are really desperate to know the general outcome of the plot before seeing the movie (or reading the book).
There's a three page glossary as well, which does help out with some details that hadn't been clear before, such as what avoxes are or the place where tributes are "made beautiful." But honestly, I would have preferred this information to be spread over the "World," with more details -- and it would have been nice to see some new information, such as about the backhistory of Panem.
"The World of the Hunger Games" is a misnomer -- it's half photo guide, half plot summary, with a few informative chunks thrown in the mix. Nice for people who haven't seen the movie/read the book, but not very useful to people who have done either.
So I was hoping that "The World of the Hunger Games" would further explain the backstory, creatures and civilization of Suzanne Collins' universe. However, the book is really more of an illustrated storybook -- it has a a LOT of photographs, a nearly-full plot recounting, and a hefty dose of padding (how many full-page quotes are we gonna get?).
There's not a lot of new information, or in-depth description of the actual "world" of the Hunger Games. There are a few interesting descriptions, like the explanations of tracker jackers, jabberjays and wolf mutts, or the explanation about the fashions in the Capitol. However, those interesting bits are few and far between... literally.
About half of the book is made up of various color pictures from the movie, which usually take up one or two pages apiece -- and they can go on for four or five pages. Occasionally there's a quote from one of the characters (or occasionally from Suzanne Collins herself), but the bulk of it is made up of photos. Nice photos, but most are not "world of" material.
Most of the text is recounting the plot overall, and incredibly obvious observations like "Katniss will do anything to protect [Prim]." Yes, thank you, that becomes quite clear when you actually see what happens IN THE PLOT. It's sort of like a Cliffs Notes version of "The Hunger Games." It has the entire story, with key spoiler plot points left out, from beginning to end. It might be a nice accompaniment for people who are really desperate to know the general outcome of the plot before seeing the movie (or reading the book).
There's a three page glossary as well, which does help out with some details that hadn't been clear before, such as what avoxes are or the place where tributes are "made beautiful." But honestly, I would have preferred this information to be spread over the "World," with more details -- and it would have been nice to see some new information, such as about the backhistory of Panem.
"The World of the Hunger Games" is a misnomer -- it's half photo guide, half plot summary, with a few informative chunks thrown in the mix. Nice for people who haven't seen the movie/read the book, but not very useful to people who have done either.
lifeandtea's review
4.0
I did like this book. I haven't seen the film yet so I guess it's a good summary of that. It's pretty simplistic but still good. Lots of pictures are included which is good. I did enjoy this book and I would recommend it to any die hard hunger games fans :)