A review by howifeelaboutbooks
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

5.0

Claims to be a young adult book; I say it's just epic. I've heard so much about this series, but stayed a little hesitant… I didn't know what to expect when I started. I was blown away. It's like what would happen if Shirley Jackson raised the stakes in "The Lottery," expanded it, and set it in the dystopian world of Lois Lowry's The Giver. The setting is America, after some sort of rebellious uprising. Instead of 50 states, there are now 13 districts and the Capital - but District 13 has been eliminated due to rebels. Every year, children's names are put in a lottery, and one boy and one girl are chosen from each district to go to "The Hunger Games" and fight to the death. Only one person can win. Hooked? GO READ IT.