Author Info: Website
Published: September 14, 2008
Publisher: Scholastic
Pages: 374
Age Group: Young Adult
Format I Own: Kindle e-book
Purchase: Amazon
This was the first dystopian novel I've ever read, and what a great novel I chose to break me into this new genre. The Hunger Games was an excellent read, although I wasn't thinking that for the first part of reading this.
This had an excellent story, fast-paced action, and even a hint of romance, but for the first third of the book, I was completely uninterested. Fortunately I wasn't bored because of how quick the story moved along, but it was until the actual Games begun that I finally started being consumed by the plot. So many twists were happening one after another, and it was extremely exciting to see what was going to happen next.
I also can't help but wonder a few things about this book. For example, as a previous reviewer said, I would have liked to know more about what had caused the fall of the United States, and more about what started The Hunger Games in the first place. And also, why throw children into an arena to fight to the death? If I were living in this world, I would be reluctant to have children so they wouldn't suffer being apart of the Games. It just seems like there could have been other, less cruel ways to show dominance rather than making innocent children kill each other.
Regardless of these questions, it still does not change how much I enjoyed reading this, and that I will read the next two books of the trilogy, and also read more books in the dystopian genre.
Great review!! I LOVED The Hunger Games and I can't wait to see the movie Friday!!
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I want to see the movie too, it looks likes it's gonna be really good! Hope the graphic parts aren't too censored.
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked this series- I really enjoyed it too! Thanks for following my blog- it means a lot. I am now a follower of yours too :-) x
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DeleteI completely understand what you mean about the first part of the book. It was so difficult for me to read, I personally found it very slow. I know it was giving back story (which is what kept me hooked) and it was setting up the entire rest of the book.. but it was so difficult to read before the action started.
ReplyDeleteHappy I finished it though!