Review of The Hunger Games
What It's About
The Hunger Games is a book about a future earth divided by war and strife called Panem. There are twelve districts in Panem, the thirteenth having been destroyed by bombs from the Capitol. The Capitol is a luxurious city surrounded by mountains, led by an evil man named President Snow. Despite his aged appearance, he gives no semblance of mercy; Snow enforces a tradition known as the Hunger Games with a corrupt sort of joy. The Hunger Games is a brutal reminder to the districts that the Capitol won the war for freedom so long ago. Twenty-four children ranging from the age of twelve to eighteen are sent to an arena in the Capitol to fight to the death. One boy and one girl are chosen from each district every year.
The year this book takes place, a young woman named Katniss Everdeen, along with a young man named Peeta Mellark, are sent to the arena together. The boys and girls from districts one, two, and three are their most formidable enemies, posing a major threat to all of the other participants. Peeta and Katniss are tutored by a winner of a previous Hunger Games, Haymitch Abernathy, for a brief few days, in order to recieve some counsel on how to survive. Haymitch provides little reassurance, though; he is a selfish drunk who gives no thought to what happens in the arena.
What I Liked
I liked the aspect of the divided world after nuclear warfare. One thing I am curious about is what happened to the rest of the world, because Panem is only North America; what happened to Europe and the other continents? And the action throughout the book was written in a way that made me feel like I was with Katniss and Peeta every second of their time in the arena! Speaking of the arena, I also feel like the arena was a very creative feature.
What I Disliked
Literally nothing!
Conclusion
The Hunger Games is a brilliant, mind-bending book with a fascinating yet horrific narrative. Boys and girls fight to the death, and whoever wins gains glory, but loses their sanity. This book will be ubiquitous in the Dystopia genre for years to come!
Yes! Love the Hunger Games! Captivating! Tell me more about- when you say you like the idea of divided earth after nuclear warfare because it is better than normal earth, what do you mean?
ReplyDeleteYou’ll definitely enjoy the remainder of the series!
Hi Mrs. Patterson,
DeleteI found the part of the post you mentioned, but that was just part of the draft for the post; I think I just forgot to delete that part before publishing it! It should be fixed now, thank you for pointing that out!