Author: Suzanne Collins
Grade: B
Recommended To: Everyone.
You know a book is great when you put off working on your very first jury trial in order to read long into the night. You also know a book is good when you are sitting in the courtroom for your trial and you are still reading The Hunger Games. In all fairness - I wasn't really slacking - there was a 5% chance that the trial would go and it didn't end up going.
Either way, this book snatches your attention and doesn't let go. This is the book club book this month and it is excellent. It was probably the fastest I've ever read a book and I could not put it down for the 24 hours it took me to read the thing.
I'm probably late to the Hunger Games phenomenon - but in case you are also late - this book is about a post-apocalypse society that is controlled by the Capital. Each year the Capital picks a boy and a girl from each of the 12 Districts and sticks them all in an arena to fight to the death. It is all about survival and taking chances.
Although this book is technically "young adult," I wouldn't let kids younger than say 15 read this book. There are a lot of dark themes that left me thinking several days after I finished the book and I don't think they are appropriate for young kids. I also don't read a lot of YA books, but this book was refreshingly adult and interesting.
The book did smack of Stephen King's The Long Walk and I found myself wondering if Ms. Collins borrowed some themes from other prominent last-man-standing books. But, either way, I'm going to definitely read the second and third books in the series.
You should check this book out if you want something super fast - but, I recommend reading it on a weekend when you don't have a work conflict.
Happy Reading!!
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