The Hunger Games

by Suzanne Collins

Welcome to Panem: its Capitol repressively rules twelve satellite Districts, enslaving the populations as workers and controlling them through hunger.

This harsh rule culminates in the annual Hunger Games - from each District, one female and one male Tribute are forcibly selected for a terrifying reality TV game-show in which contestants literally fight to the death.

But Katniss Everdeen is no ordinary Tribute: she's used to surviving in the wild and in the unpredictable, hostile arena, she's not giving up.

Katniss and fellow District 12 Tribute, Peeta, become pawns in a complex political game in this scarily believable, highly addictive dystopian vision (how far might reality TV actually go?!).

It's a compelling story of survival, which challengingly explores ideas about society, control and freedom.

Publisher: Scholastic

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What you thought

it was absolutely brillant all the love the fantasy and of course the death. i am going to read it over and over again and will read the next two hunger games books. suzzanne collins is amazing i cant say anything else it is just amazing.

Rating: 5 star

ryan jaffray

audenshaw high shcool

20 March 2013

This is the best book in the world. There is also a two more books about the hunger games and one film. There is also a new film out on the 22 of November 2012.

Rating: 5 star

Eve Raymakers

Henleaze, Bristol

17 November 2012

Wonderful book! Very interesting for teenagers; but there is a chance that adults might love them too. It just has a wonderful plot with all the Romance & Adventure well written into it. It also in a way teaches a valuable lesson that at times, if a person you love is in danger or needs help even if they haven't asked you, you might as well help them. Who knows what changes will occur in your own life? It's always worth the risk. To conclude, I think many people should read the book even if they have watched the movie. The movie is nothing compared to the book. As usual, many parts are not in the movies from the book, which is not surprising. So, reading the book will make you fall in love with The Hunger Games even more.

Rating: 5 star

TM

10 August 2012

Perfectly written so that the end is a shock which is hard to find. a nice twist in the middle and a good start with the poverty of the heroines starting point in the book

Rating: 5 star

Somerset Dromgoole

20 April 2012