The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)

by Suzanne Collins

Katniss is a 16-year-old girl living with her mother and younger sister in the poorest district of Panem, the remains of what used be North America. Long ago the districts waged war on the Capitol and were defeated. As part of the surrender terms, each district agreed to send one boy and one girl to appear in an annual televised event called, "The Hunger Games." The terrain, rules, and level of audience participation may change but one thing is constant: kill or be killed. When her sister is chosen by lottery, Katniss steps up to go in her place.

Reviewed by Artemis on

4 of 5 stars

Share
I ended up watching the movie on TV one night and decided I needed to re-read the book. I last read this in 2010, I believe it was the first book on my Nook (which now lives in an growing pile of old technology to eventually give away or discard). This was definitely the best book in the series, it was so unlike the now thousands of YA dystopian series.

I downgraded my overall review to 4 stars instead of 5.

Last modified on

Reading updates

  • Started reading
  • 7 May, 2020: Finished reading
  • 7 May, 2020: Reviewed
  • Started reading
  • Finished reading
  • 7 May, 2020: Reviewed