The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) in E.Y.A.B.

Dec 05, 2010 Terri rated it it was amazing

Shelves: young-adult, apocalyptic-dystopian-fiction

After North America was almost destroyed, the nation of Paem emerges. There are 12 districts which they keep under a tight rein by staging The Hunger Games each year. Where two "tributes" from each district fight to the death in an arena. This has become great entertainment. This year, Kaitliss' sister is chosen as tribute so she steps in to take Prim's place.

I really enjoyed this book. Her fight for survival drew me in and I kept turning pages, reading this in one day.

I enjoy Ms. Collins Overl ...more

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Oct 14, 2010 Nicole rated it it was amazing

The Hunger Games was a fast-paced, well written story that grips you from the first sentence and doesn't let go. It's one of those stories that you can't get out of your head, one that haunts your dreams.

I love to read action and adventure stories. This one was definitely not lacking in action! And Katniss is a wonderful character. Peeta is so sweet, Gale a perfect best friend.

The Hunger Games touches deep subject matter. Just how far are you willing to go to survive? Would you volunteer to take ...more

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Jun 29, 2010 Roseanne rated it it was amazing

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I re-read this as an audiobook on Audible.com (Tatiana Maslany *Orphan Black* as Narrator): First impression, better than the original in that there's more personality in the voice-overs, not just relying on the prose's own power. While Suzanne Collins's prose IS powerful on it's own (Being heavily backgrounded in screenwriting for children's television shows has it's perks, of course), it would seem that the original narrator of the series added little to the story's enticement. I think that I I re-read this as an audiobook on Audible.com (Tatiana Maslany *Orphan Black* as Narrator): First impression, better than the original in that there's more personality in the voice-overs, not just relying on the prose's own power. While Suzanne Collins's prose IS powerful on it's own (Being heavily backgrounded in screenwriting for children's television shows has it's perks, of course), it would seem that the original narrator of the series added little to the story's enticement. I think that I put down the 3rd installment due to the dullness of the Narrator.

While the breathy-sighs of Tatiana's rendering gets a bit annoying when not really appropriately placed at times, She Definitely Has Katniss Everdeen's voice down pat. I guess it doesn't hurt that she's a fan of the series too.

I've not seen or heard of Orphan Black or Tatiana prior to re-reading (or rather re-hearing) the special edition of The Hunger Games. But I am going to check it out soon.

I love this story. I've binged on learning writing craft and storytelling. Constantly honing my self-editing on my own writing. And investing more and more into my honing my writing skills. This series is a great example of great story ESPECIALLY with such terrible dystopian themes and storyline.

Imagine that! Loving a story about kids set to kill eachother as a punishment/celebration of a countries livelyhood. It's fundamentally nuts. But it is what it is.

"Its success altered ... [YA]. If Harry Potter revealed a ... market hungry for children’s literature and Twilight extended [it] to [YA], The Hunger Games cemented the buying power ...
"Challenging power-hungry governments can be deadly ... ugly, ... life is ugly. Heroes are not always heroic. The good guys do not always win, and when they do, they are haunted. Collins’s acknowledgment of the lasting impact of war on Katniss’s psyche is heartbreaking and powerful... Her courage is sewn into her ... bones. When the violence of the world knocks at her door, she must fight ... [She] will forever burn ... [a] hero, also ... a ... reminder ... [that]: Teenage girls are powerful[,] ... courageous[,] ... capable of great rage[,] ... [and] should never ... be underestimated."
(Tahir, Sabaa. "Katniss Everdeen is my hero," New York Times. Online: 2018/10/18.)

Original review:

I like. I like. Very very very very well put together. I am immensely grateful that it was indeed YA fic and not Adult fic, the gore factor would probably do me in. But alas, It was stomach-able.... I heard that the movie is coming along nicely (via magazines and twitter, not sure on the credibility of the twitter-ers but yeah). I wanted to read this book before the movie release, which usually isn't my style. I just needed to envision my own "THG" before I saw it on screen.
I was very intrigued by this story... How dystopian it is, how sci fi it is, how twistedly romantically non-romantic it is....
I already picked up the second book. ...more

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Feb 27, 2011 J.D. Stroube rated it it was amazing

Shelves: series, adult-fantasy, own-ebook

I saw the movie before I read the book. In many ways, the two are similar, but there are some major differences. The ending is a key part that is very different in the book. You also learn a different side to Katniss and Peeta's relationship.

I ended up loving this book, which is surprising since I saw the movie first. In all my years, this is the only book I enjoyed reading AFTER I saw the movie based on it. While I knew most of what would happen, I didn't detract from the writing or getting to ...more

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Oct 26, 2009 ♣Bookishbellee♣ rated it it was amazing

This is definitely one of the best series in the world, if they make a movie of it I'm camping out in front of the theater. Honestly starting off reading this I was a little wary on where it was going. I tend to like books more about romance. I wasn't even sure what the gender was at the beginning. After I read this one I just couldn't wait for Catching Fire. ...more

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Aug 01, 2009 Annie McElfresh rated it it was amazing

This book was just as good as everyone says. Can't believe I waited this long to read it. Katniss is such a humble bad ass and has quickly pushed her way into my list of favorite female protagnist. TEAM PEETA!!

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Apr 26, 2011 Quantum Thief- Behind the Mask rated it it was amazing

love this book and the movie!

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Mar 13, 2010 Rose 📚🌹 rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: own, novel-terjemahan, read-in-2012

Sejujurnya aku sudah memiliki buku ini pada tahun 2009. Dan selama tiga tahun ini, aku sudah berusaha membacanya sebanyak empat atau lima kali namun selalu terhenti di bagian awal. Mau tidak mau aku jadi berpikir apakah buku ini tidak cocok untukku? Lucunya buku ini menjadi best-seller dan mendapat rating tinggi di Goodreads, 4.50. There must be something wrong with me, kan? :D

Akhirnya ketika tahu bahwa The Hunger Games akan ditayangkan di bioskop, aku memutuskan untuk menontonnya dengan harapan ...more

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Jul 26, 2010 Patty rated it really liked it

Well, This book is OK on my list is not one of my favorites. A lot of people recommended it to me as being great and I was expecting something better. The story is ok the games and the romance but I don't think this is a book that I would read over again. It took me a long time to read it as thought it was dragging.
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