Suzanne Collins' supposed young-adult novel is well written and enjoyable. The concept is amazing and I'm jealous of Collins' for conceiving the idea. It's one of the few books you can call a page-turner, and the characters are much more interesting than Ron, Harry and Hermione - apologies to all Potterhead's!
Katniss Everdeen, the book's heroine is one of my favourite characters in fiction, as she is a beacon of hope. It's set in a dystopian future, where America has been turned into a vicious land called Panem. It's run by the "Capitol," a sick dictatorship of a government ruled by President Snow. I read this book back in December, when the 'craze' started. I won't mention the film, as this isn't a review of it.
Katniss lives in District 12, one of the many districts in Panem. She has a complicated relationship with Gale; he's sort of like the Jacob of The Hunger Games series and lives with her mother and sister, Primrose. An annual event occurs in Panem: The Hunger Games, a televised fight to the death that the country is forced to watch. The Capitol calls it a pageant but it's just a sick game. Every game, two "tributes" get picked to represent their district (remember there are twelve districts), and Katniss is chosen along with Peeta – the Edward of the trilogy.
It's a great book and Suzanne Collins makes it hard to put down but I can't help think there could be more to the book. I would give this book 4 stars.
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