Hunger Games
by Suzanne Collins
This is the first book of a trilogy. The second book is Catching Fire and the third book is Mockingjay. I did read all three in the series. This is considered a series for young adults and therefor were easy reads for me.
The premis of this book is that the world that we know today no longer exists. Through natural disaster, war, and pollution, there is very little left. In what used to be North America is now The Capitol and 12 colonies. Early on there were 13 colonies that rose up against The Capitol and the 13th colony was destroyed. In order to keep the colonies in line, The Capitol instituted The Hunger Games.
Each year there is a reaping where one girl and one boy between the age of 12-18 is selected from every district as a tribute. They are then taken to The Capitol to be prepared to enter an arena where they will fight till the death until only one child remains. The child that remains is given a nice house in which to live in their district and money. Their district is rewarded with food throughout the year. This is to remind the districts that The Capitol is in control of their lives. Each district has something they produce or make to provide to The Capitol. This story is based on a girl from district 12, which is the coal mining district.
This book takes the reader through the journey of the main character, Katniss from before the reaping, her as a tribute for the hunger games and through the completion of the 74th hunger games. I found this book to be entertaining and ends with a huge cliff hanger which caused me to want to read the next book right away. I read the entire series over a few days.
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