Summary
katniss Everdeen a 16 year old living in a nation called Penam that is formally known as North America. Every year the Capitol of Panem hosts an annual event called the Hunger Games. This annual event consists of two tributes (male and female), who are selected from the 12 districts. This savage account is televised for all the districts to view. The tributes must fight until one remains standing but there is a twist to this story. This book gives a gruesome account of how Katniss tries to survive.
Critique
I found this book to be very disturbing. Though well written but extremely violent. The thought of having to take another person's life to survive only for the moment is very unnatural yet this barbaric approach to survival has been cultivated in Western society through a winner take the spoils cultural acceptance. I would reccomend this book to ages 12 and up.
If you enjoyed this book, you may want to read the following:
1. The Fall (The Gods Slayer Trilogy) by David L. Dawson
2. Fire Stones (The Fire wars #2)( A Young Adult Dystopian Mythology Fiction by Kailin Gow
3. Mocking Jay (Book 3) by Suzanne Collins
Websites
1. www. fanpop.com/spots/the-hunger-games/articles/54407/title/opinions-review-hunger-games
2. www.teenink.com/opinions/social_issues-civics/articles/250477/violence-from-The-Hunger-Games-and-our-society
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