The Hunger Games
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In a future North America, where the rulers of Panem maintain control through an annual televised survival competition pitting young people from each of the twelve districts against one another, sixteen-year-old Katniss's skills are put to the test when she voluntarily takes her younger sister's place.
- The Hunger Games - bk. 1
A science fiction story.
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Add a SummaryA refreshing take on violence in literature!
Katniss Everdeen lives in poor twelfth district of the dictatorship of Panem, which has taken the place of North America. Every year, a boy and a girl, ages twelve to eighteen, from each district are sent to the Capitol to fight in The Hunger Games, in which they must survive in a randomly selected environment while trying to kill each other. It is all one live TV, a reminder of how much control the government has over the people. When Katniss's younger sister is chosen, Katniss immediately volunteers to take her place. She is almost certain she will die but ends up making unexpected alliances and faking a love story.
In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives alone with her mother and younger sister, regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister's place in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before—and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that will weigh survival against humanity and life against love.
WINNING MEANS FAME AND FORTUNE. LOSING MEANS CERTAIN DEATH. THE HUNGER GAMES HAVE BEGUN.... In the ruins of a place onve known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Captol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister's place in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before--and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.
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Add a NoticeViolence: Lots. Just... Lots.
Violence: Depends what age, if in Grade 6 and up it shouldn't scare you (at all) and shouldn't seem so much graphic. If you're Grade 5/4 or younger, it's a whole different story,some descriptive scenes may be scary or frightening.... (Exactly why it was for 6+!)
Frightening or Intense Scenes: Not really... UNLESS you're 10 or younger!
Sexual Content: Yes... there is some brief descriptives (such as Katniss being nude).
Coarse Language: Yes there is some swearing involved. And a lot of hard vocab words.
Violence: Actually, the only reason i read the book was because of the violence, and there sure is alot. theres also some brief nudity.
Other: Nudity,violence, sex.
Violence: There's quite a bit of violence in this book but not enough to make the book to scary for kids.
Violence: Violence,Violence and a lot more Violence.
Violence: Not a ton, but some described in detail.
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Add a Quote"May the odds," he tosses a cherry in the air, "be ever in your favor!" -Gale Hawthorne, The Hunger Games
It's going to be a big, big, big day!- Effie Trinket
I can't cause she came here with me-Peeta omg i love that it is so sweet!!!
Welcome to the 74th hunger games and may the odds be ever in your favor. - Effie Trinket
I don't want them to change me into some kind of monster I'm not.-Peeta
tuck your tail in little duck-katniss-quack quack-prim
welcome to the 74th hunger games and may the odds be...ever in your favour!!!!
"You don't forget the face of the person who was your last hope." - Katniss
"Because...Because...She came here with me." - Peeta, The Hunger Games.
"Well then I suppose the apples ate the cheese!" Katniss.
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Add a CommentWhoever you are, jumikupanda, i think you're WRONG!!!!! the POINT of the hunger games is to kill people!!! GET IT?! or did you not read the book as thouringly as you thought?!
This was a book I did not enjoy. At all. It had a well-written plot for about the first 50 pages, but then it relies on violence completely to carry it through the rest of the book. I'm pretty sure what Suzanne Collins thought throughout was, "Hmm... what should I do know? Oh lets kill of a bunch of people!" Don't believe me? Read the next two book in this trilogy. Atrocious. Once you take away the absolutely random violence a horrible excuse for a book.
who doesn't want to be a heroine like Katniss?
I actually enjoyed this book, as a 40+ woman encouraged to read by young teenage daughter. I would not normally read this genre but was pleasantly surprised although I cannot whole heartedly embrace the killings part of the story. Female central character written in first person digresses now and then to tell a story from the past which I liked.
this book is amazing!! it is truly the best book i have ever read
An amazing book! Go and buy the entire series right now!
I suggest that if you want to read it you should buy it because if you placed a hold now you will have to wait for ever!!!!!!!!!! I know I did!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But it was the best book in the world!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And I cant wait till the movie comes out!!!!!!!!
Admitted, I only read this because a close friend recommended it to me, it doesn't sound like the type of book and I would read, and the first few chapters had me a bit skeptical as to why it was so popular, but after the story picked up and you learn a bit more about the culture there, it really is one of those hard to put down books. It does seem rather barbaric, but it's a good book, I would recommend it!
This is the best book i have read in my life!!
Sooooooooooooooooo good!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is my favourite book ever!!!! i absolutely adore it... amazing, everyone should read this book...