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Review of the Hunger Games

In our lives today, most people tremble when they hear the news of a young adult passing away because of murder or accident. And usually the person who caused the child harm is blamed and frowned upon. But when you go back in history, different cultures have stories of their violence and the way they ruled. The time you live in determines your outlook on life. Back then, many civilizations sacrificed each other and killed without reason. We may still do the same today, but it is outlawed by many. But what if things changed and our future was like how our history was?

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is centered on the 16 year old Katniss Everdeen. Every year, a boy and a girl from the ages 12 to 18 from each District is chosen to fight to the death in an arena their government designed. Volunteering for to take her sisters place, Katniss is thrown into the world where every move you make matters. Its the world where you have to train for the worst and make allies that you know you will have to kill off in the end.

Going into the games, our main character is faced with 23 other contestants that are out to kill and the arena itself. Katniss becomes allies with the boy from her District, Peeta Mellark, who will do anything to keep her alive. She is lucky because she has some skills herself that she can use to target others. But fighting to the death can even take its toll on the strongest of souls.

 This captivating story of a dystopian society brings out the worst nightmare for families everywhere. Just the idea of having children and teens alike being thrown into an arena to fight to the death is just unimaginable. But in this book, Collins tells the merciful story of a young girl experiencing the worst of it all.

The characters, major and minor alike, will capture your attention and possibly your heart. Katniss is a strong, determined girl who would do anything to keep her family safe from harm. Shes the girl who speaks her mind and breaks the rules if needed. Instead of being selfish and lazy, Katniss is one to keep going without trying to harm others first. Shes the girl that many would look up too. Peeta, the main guy, is loving and sensitive. Although some consider him weak, he is easy to love. Even the lesser characters have personalities like some of the people you know. Selfish, funny, and sarcastic, each character has his or her own unique personality that brings the story along.

 The thrill of the novel will keep you up until the ungodly hours of the night, turning the page just to find out more. Every conversation heard to every move made in the arena is unpredictable. And when you think something is over, it really isnt. The novel has enough action in the story to keep to the reader from becoming bored and ends it with you wanting more.

For hopeless romantics out there, there is just enough romance in the story to keep up with todays love fantasies. The boys in this novel will even leave the ladies picking teams.  All in all, The Hunger Games is a novel that even the pickiest of readers will not be able to put down.