Talk about reality TV …. Once upon a time there were 13 Districts that uprised against the Capitol. Twelve were defeated, the 13th was obliterated. The Treaty of Treason was created to provide new laws to guarantee peace but also, as an annual reminder an uprisal must never be repeated, the Hunger Games. The games begin with the Reaping, where a boy and girl from each District, ages 12 to 18 and referred to as tributes, are picked at random. Well random with a twist as the entries are cumulative and, to add further moral disregard to the dictatorship, children can add their names to the lottery more times in exchange for tesserae.
At the age of 12, Katniss was entered four times — once because she had to, and three times for tesserae for herself, her sister and her mother. So, her name will be entered 20 times this go-around. Gale, who supports a family and has been rolling the dice for 6 years, will have his name entered 42 times.
The tension is high as the first name is selected — a girl from District Ladies first, naturally. Her situation is further complicated as Peeta Mellark is selected as the boy tribute from her district. Spoilers will end here and now because what makes this book addictive is the suspense mixed in with a brand new world chocked full of violence, raw emotion, political gluttony and controversy.
Philosophy runs throughout, as well as romance and adventure. Katniss, specifically her sacrifice and will to survive, is in sharp contrast to the detached overindulgent nature of the people of Panem, especially in the Capitol. Would you risk your life for a loved one? Would you fight for survival even if it means killing others?
Would you watch the Hunger Games? When faced with a gruesome death, would you still fight for what you believe in? How much are we a victim to uncontrollable circumstances? Big questions with no simple answers. I am late to the Hunger Games party because I suffer from total disregard for popular books. The more I hear praise for a book, the less interested I become. Jason Price founded the mighty Icon Vs. Icon more than a decade ago. Let the Hunger Games begin.
Jason Price. In a place once known as North America, now known as Panem, is a very rich City surrounded by twelve Districts. Every year because this very rich City, known as The Capitol, is so rich and likes to think they control all the Districts - which they do - there is something known as The Hunger Games!
This is where two children, one boy and one girl from each district from the ages of twelve to eighteen, have to leave their families and compete in The Hunger Games , a live event that is aired on TV's all over Panem. When Katniss Everdeen, aged sixteen from District 12, has to volunteer to take the place of her twelve-year-old sister Prim after Prim's name is called forth to become the 23rd member to compete in The 74th Hunger Games, she promises to Prim that she will win!
Katniss doesn't believe she's coming out alive - but she's not going down without a fight. Because District 12 is so poor, Katniss has been close to death many times from starvation but she's made it through it. But this is a different kind of close to death; this Katniss doesn't know if she can survive.
She doesn't want to hurt, or kill anyone but when it comes down to it Katniss' instinct is to survive. But when she starts to have confusing feelings about the boy from her district who is also her fellow contender, things get worse, and then she teams up with the girl from District 11 and only one person can survive.
But who will it be? Will her feelings get the better of her? Will she let someone else win so they don't have to die? If Katniss is going to win she's going to have to be brutal. She's going to have to kill! This is the second time I have read The Hunger Games! And since reading it the first time round I've wanted to read it again!
But I just have so many books I haven't read and it's hard to balance it right but finally I've decided to read them again! I would really suggest reading it if you haven't yet! It's really different from lots of the other stuff I read.
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