hunger games fiction books reviews

Well, let me tell ya, this Hunger Games thing, it’s somethin’ else. Folks keep talkin’ ’bout it, so I figured, why not? Gotta see what all the fuss is about, right?

So, this Suzanne Collins lady, she wrote this book, Hunger Games. First off, it ain’t no sunshine and rainbows story, that’s for sure. It’s about this place, Panem, used to be America, they say. But now? It’s all messed up. War and stuff, you know, the usual. And this Capitol city, they got all the power, and they treat the other folks like dirt.

Now, the real kicker is this here “Hunger Games.” Every year, they take these youngins, one boy and one girl from each district, and throw ’em in an arena to fight to the death. Can you believe that? Kids killin’ kids! It’s just plain wrong, if you ask me. They call ’em “tributes,” but they’re just kids, for cryin’ out loud.

• They gotta fight for their lives.
• They gotta kill each other.
• And the Capitol folks just sit there and watch, like it’s some kinda sport.

This book, it ain’t for the faint of heart. There’s a whole lotta killin’ and violence. But it ain’t just that. It makes you think, you know? About power and how folks treat each other. About survival and what people will do to stay alive.

The main girl, Katniss, she’s somethin’ else. Tough as nails, that one. She volunteers for her little sister, can you imagine? Gotta protect her family, that’s what she does. And this Peeta fella, he’s alright too. A bit soft, maybe, but good-hearted. They gotta team up, try to survive this crazy game together.

Some folks say this book is for young adults, but I dunno. It’s pretty heavy stuff. Maybe for older kids, you know, the ones who can handle it. It ain’t all just fightin’ and killin’ though. There’s this whole love story thing goin’ on too, with Katniss and Peeta. And it makes you wonder, you know, if they’re just playin’ along for the cameras or if it’s real.

Now, I ain’t no fancy book reviewer or nothin’, but I gotta say, this book, it kept me hooked. Stayed up late readin’ it, even though I shoulda been sleepin’. It’s one of them books you just can’t put down. And it makes you think, makes you wonder ’bout the world and how things are. Makes you appreciate what you got, that’s for sure.

They even made movies outta this book, can you believe it? I seen ’em too. They’re pretty good, but the book, well, it’s always better, ain’t it? You get more inside the characters’ heads, you know? You really feel what they feelin’. And this world, Panem, it’s so real, you can almost smell it, almost feel the fear and the hunger.

This whole “dystopian” thing, that’s what they call it. Fancy word for a messed-up world, I reckon. And it makes you think, could this really happen? Could things get so bad that people would do this to each other? I hope not, I surely do. But it makes you think, that’s for sure. It makes you think about what’s important in life.

And this writer lady, Suzanne Collins, she’s real clever. The way she tells the story, it just grabs you and don’t let go. She makes you care about these kids, even though you know some of ’em ain’t gonna make it. And that’s the hard part, seein’ these youngins die. But it makes the story real, you know?

So, if you’re lookin’ for a light read, this ain’t it. But if you want a story that’ll stay with you, a story that’ll make you think, then give this Hunger Games a try. Just be warned, it ain’t pretty. But it’s real, and it’s powerful. And it’ll make you wonder, what would you do if you were in their shoes? Would you survive?

I hear tell there’s more books too. This ain’t the end of it. Guess I’ll have to go find them, see what happens next. This Katniss girl, she’s got more fight in her, I reckon. And that Capitol, they ain’t seen nothin’ yet.

Tags: Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins, Book Review, Dystopian Fiction, Young Adult, Survival, Panem, Katniss Everdeen, Peeta Mellark