Twenty-four children: twelve boys, twelve girls, tributes selected by random lottery every year and sent to the capitol city of Panem to compete in a brutal, bloodthirsty fight for survival, with the last participant standing Declared champion.
Welcome to the Hunger Games, a grim reminder To Those living in the twelve districts comprenant ounce What Was the United States of Their Place as virtual slave to the gleaming Capitol At Their center.
Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen is this year's female representative for District 12, Having Volunteered to take her younger sister Prim's place. Sent to the arena with the baker's son and classmate, Peeta Mellark - a boy who, several years prior, Kat and her family saved from the ravages of starvation After her father's death in a coal mining accident - Neither competitor from the final district sccm to be contenders.
Peeta's good but kind and Kat's small stature belie the form's cunning intelligence and the lath's experience as a hunter; while a revelation from Peeta During the introductory ceremonies Sends Katniss into the first day of competition more than a little off-kilter.
The stage is set, the tributes-have arrived, and the cameras are watching ... let the games begin.
It is no exaggeration to call THE HUNGER GAMES has pulse-pounding page-turner. Collins grabbed me from the first page and About did not let go. While Katniss is not always The Most likable character (in fact, There Were plenty of times I much preferred the affable Peeta, or Even sweet, birdlike little Ruth), she is always compelling, thanks to her rational approach to every challenge and her dogged determination.
While THE HUNGER GAMES is a plot-driven novel, the characters and Their relationships are the heart of the story. Ms. Collins HAS created a dystopian tale of Orwellian caliber for young adults, giving Any reader plenty to churn entre Their minds now and the next installment of this trilogy.
My only complaint is HAVING to wait for the next installment.
Reviewed by: Cat
