Hunger games review
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is a dystopian novel written for young adults. Even though the main audience targeted, the book has struck chords with parents as well and has been a best seller since it came out.
North America has been destroyed and is now run by the powerful Capitol and is divided into 12 districts, 13 was destroyed due to rebellion. In district 12 hunter Katniss Everdeen, a 16 year old girl, carves out a scrimpy existence for herself, her younger sister Prim and their widowed mother. In order to keep the 12 districts aware of who runs the county, the Capitol arranges a game where different tributes are chosen from a drawing from each district fight to the death each year in a detailed arena. When her sister is picked, Katniss exercises her option to volunteer for the games. Along with Katniss comes also Peeta, the baker’s son, who grew up with her.
Katniss and Peeta must fend for themselves against natural elements, the Gamemakers and the other contestants whose only option is to kill or be killed.
They are then whisked off to the Capitol by their coach Haymitch and assistant Effie. On reaching the Capitol Katniss meets her designer Cinna and his team of stylists. Haymitch creates a strategy that Katniss and Peeta have to use in the arena and around to impress people and get extra sponsorship, they have to act as if they are star-crossed lovers who cannot bear to kill each other.
After weeks of hard training Katniss and Peeta are ready to fight. In the Arena, it's a necessity to stay alive, but Katniss can't bring herself to kill tributes; she is not a murderer, is she? At the end, it's a fight to the finish with surprises, new alliances, and deaths. Can the star-crossed lovers stay alive by defying the Capitol?
In his pre-Games TV interview, Peeta claims he's secretly loved his District 12 partner Katniss for years. Since tributes are always on camera, Katniss can never ask Peeta if his declaration is true or a ploy to attract
North America has been destroyed and is now run by the powerful Capitol and is divided into 12 districts, 13 was destroyed due to rebellion. In district 12 hunter Katniss Everdeen, a 16 year old girl, carves out a scrimpy existence for herself, her younger sister Prim and their widowed mother. In order to keep the 12 districts aware of who runs the county, the Capitol arranges a game where different tributes are chosen from a drawing from each district fight to the death each year in a detailed arena. When her sister is picked, Katniss exercises her option to volunteer for the games. Along with Katniss comes also Peeta, the baker’s son, who grew up with her.
Katniss and Peeta must fend for themselves against natural elements, the Gamemakers and the other contestants whose only option is to kill or be killed.
They are then whisked off to the Capitol by their coach Haymitch and assistant Effie. On reaching the Capitol Katniss meets her designer Cinna and his team of stylists. Haymitch creates a strategy that Katniss and Peeta have to use in the arena and around to impress people and get extra sponsorship, they have to act as if they are star-crossed lovers who cannot bear to kill each other.
After weeks of hard training Katniss and Peeta are ready to fight. In the Arena, it's a necessity to stay alive, but Katniss can't bring herself to kill tributes; she is not a murderer, is she? At the end, it's a fight to the finish with surprises, new alliances, and deaths. Can the star-crossed lovers stay alive by defying the Capitol?
In his pre-Games TV interview, Peeta claims he's secretly loved his District 12 partner Katniss for years. Since tributes are always on camera, Katniss can never ask Peeta if his declaration is true or a ploy to attract