Older Brother:
One day I got an e-mail from one of my friends telling me that I must read this book. My life depends on it. So, scare out of my mind that I would die if I don't read it, I snatched it up desperately. And I didn't put it down. Not out of fright, but I was glued to the plot. An interesting story, about a girl named Katniss Everdeen, living in a future dystopia society, finds herself in a colloseum-survivor combination reality TV show called The Hunger Games. 24 four kids (12 boys 12 girls between age 12-18), called tributes, 2 from each of the twelve states, must fight each other to the death until the last tribute is standing. They're thrown into a place called the "arena," a vast outdoor area where they'll live for a few weeks. Oh yeah: it's also a mix of Man Vs. Wild, too. They have to live off of the wild, hunting and gathering and buildings fires and shelters. The pace is set just a little too fast for me, with too many kills at a time. It doesn't stretch the book out that much. Half of it itself is talking about the pre-games, interviews, dressing, stuff like that. It's very girl-friendly, with a love triangle with the Katniss in the middle, but the boys, and I know this well because I am one, will like the action. A little too much fashion show for my taste in the beginning. They have this mellow-toned guy named Cinna as their stylist and everything just to get a good impression with the audience. A warning, though: This book is definitely not for the faint of heart. There are a lot of gory descriptions and deaths, and the whole concept is just plain cruel. But if you want a action-packed, gloomy, and addictive book to add to your shelves, this is a definite pick.
Signing off,
The Traveler
Link to Barnes & Noble price (paperback): http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-Hunger-Games/Suzanne-Collins/e/9780439023528/?itm=1&USRI=the+hunger+games
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