A review by jessiexiong
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

5.0

First time I read this I was 8, so I really desensitized myself to the violence at the time. A lot of themes kind of went over my head, but now that I've reread it as an adult, I've come to really appreciate the world building. Another thing I've come to recognize is the genius way Suzanne Collins manages to expose the major divides within our society, while still being palatable to kids without completely scarring them for life. Even though this book is marketed towards children, I've still yet to find any book that addresses the concept of "Bread and Circuses" in our society in such a direct way. I wish everyone read it, and I hate that popular culture and Hollywood watered it down into a love triangle in the early 2010s without realizing the irony considering what the book is really trying to say.