Another Book Review: The Hunger Games

Ooh, I just finished The Hunger Games for my book club coming up tomorrow night. I am still trying to digest the book and figure out what my opinion is on it. I am biased in the fact that I generally hate science fiction. Really really hate it. But I did not hate this book and I'm trying to understand why. It was nasty subject matter, a horrible world that I did not like spending time in, and a classic commentary on mans inhumanity to man along the lines of Lord of the Flies or Animal Farm... So why am I not writing a horrible review on how gross and icky it was?? Okay, I'm thinking it was because I got involved in the story of the main character. I liked how plucky and courageous she was. I like the tangled romance and especially the sweetness of the would be love interest Peeta. The story line kept you on the edge of your seat.

Oh I guess I should say what the story was about. So there's this world that exists in what was once North America. It has a main government seated in the Capitol with 12 "districts" surrounding it. Well at one point there were 13 districts, but the districts rose up against the Capitol and were beaten down with the 13th district being completely obliterated. So as punishment for the uprising the Capitol draws the names of 2 children from each district and makes them compete to the death in "The Hunger Games". Doesn't that sound absolutely disgusting? And really it is. But I got so caught up in the story that I didn't hate it all. It was such a quick read and I do recommend it. It was not a feel good book, but interesting and cleverly written. I guess it was like a really nasty and to the death Survivor. Crazy that I like it. Um, the ending totally perturbed me though and I'll leave it at that so that I don't give anything away.