Fictional book review: The Hunger Games (2008) by Suzanne Collins.

Monday. It's the start of the week. It also means another blog post from yours truly. I am unwell as I currently type but I feel I must try and push on as I am behind, having missed some previous posts. Anyway I give to you a reviewing of The Hunger Games (2008) by Suzanne Collins. Sharp, brutal and clever. Three words I would use to describe this dystopian novel. Why I hear you ask? Well...

The whole premise of the novel is having one boy and one girl from each district fighting to the death. I find that what happens is sharp in that when things happen, often it appears sudden like being striked with a sharp object. But this is not a bad thing. The end of part I springs to mind when out of nowhere Peeta declares ‘there is a girl out there’¹ who he reveals out of nowhere that it's Katniss. This threw me because I assumed he would have someone to win for then maybe form a close friendship with Katniss to create a dilemma.

Now I use the brutal because that is what I consider of children killing each other as a sport. Though throughout some of the characters are quite clever with their approaches. One character in particular who I thought was clever was Rue. Without giving too much away Katniss explains one of my reasons why - ‘I can at least visit the spot where she set the third fire and see if there are any clues to her whereabouts.’² I loved Rue for all these little tricks of hers, like I mentioned: clever. So is Katniss, trying to find clues and still managing to keep out of sight from others while placing her trust in Rue just as Rue does her.

For me I kept wanting to read on to find out if Katniss, as the narrator, would survive. It was interesting and nail-biting. I found it hard to put this book down and that is how you know it is a strong book you are reading. I know I read it a few years ago but I could read it again and again. Out of ten? I have to award it a 10/10.





Until next time,


Thomas.


Footnotes:

¹ Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games (London: Scholastic, 2011), 157.
² Collins, The Hunger Games, 278.


Bibliography:

Collins, Suzanne. The Hunger Games. London: Scholastic, 2011.

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