The Hunger Games

The book that I read is the “Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins. The Hunger Games is the first book in the series. The second book is called “Catching Fire” and then the last book is “Mocking jay”. Out of the three books, the first book was rated the best. In this book 24 kids are chosen to go into the “Hunger games”. They must fight to the death in an arena. This is held to honor the war that obliterated the former district, district 13. Throughout the book many themes are displayed. In the end the book seems to have the theme of rebellion because the two main characters Katniss and Peeta do something very daring that makes the capitol do something much unexpected. In the beginning of the book the theme that is displayed would be government control, or poverty. District 12 where Katniss and Peeta live Is a very poor place. Each distract is owned by the capitol and everything is regulated by the capitol. The people in the districts have no say in anything that happens, this is where Government control comes into play.

               

In the Hunger Games, Peeta Mellark, and Katniss Everdeen are chosen to be the tributes from district 12. They travel to the Capitol where they are supposed to train and prepare for the games. Katniss loves to hunt and loves forested areas, they find out that the setting in the arena is a forest which is good for katniss. During the games Katniss goes to the cornucopia to get a bag of supplies to help her stay alive. Haymitch before had told Katniss and Peeta both to flee off into the forest, but Katniss didn’t listen. She almost dies in the first minutes of the Games but luckily doesn’t and flees into the forest which is the safest place for her too be since she knows a lot about the forest. The Hunger Games are nationally televised for all of the districts to see. Haymitch helps to get sponsors for Katniss and Peeta, with sponsors, Haymitch can send gifts to the tributes to help them stay alive. In the games there is only one rule, “Stay alive”.

               

I loved this book because there was always something going on. The book is action packed and a very well thought out book. During the book I always wanted to keep reading. I never got bored of this book and I think it is the perfect choice for any teenager or adult. I will continue on with the series and I hope that the next book “Catching Fire” is as good as this one was.

Book Review by John S.