The Hunger Games Book Report

Didn’t think I would like it but turns out it was pretty cool.

Hunger Games (2008)Collins, SuzanneFiction It starts with 24 Tribes, and only one winner. The Capitol is surrounded by 12 districts that will have games once a year for punishment for the rebellion, against the Capitol in which during District 13 was destroyed. 1 boy and 1 girl from each district is chosen to participate in the Games, from 12 years old to 18. They are put in an arena where they fight to the death until one person remains who is the winner. Katniss Everdeen, a 16-year-old girl, from district 12 volunteers to take the place of her 12 year old sister, named prim, in the 74th annual Hunger Games. Katniss and Peeta, the boy tribute from district 12, are then taken to the Capitol to watch previous Hunger Games and learn what they can in order to at least have a chance. They are then taken to the arena where they are all to wait 60 seconds until the gong rings and they can step off their portals and begin the games.
In the Hunger Games, Katniss is faced with self- preservation because she is forced to participate in the Games though it means killing other people. Also in the 12 Districts the Capitol controls everything, their jobs, how much they can eat (though they find ways around that) even their education. That shows a bit of what is going on in 3rd world countries such as poverty, and starvation. Also in other countries they have the type of government in which no one has much of a say and they are controlled over everything. Suzanne Collins writes in a more serious way on a more dark subject, though there are some romantic sense and even a couple witty jokes it is more of a mature read for the subject matter. Collins uses first-person present tense to tell the story about Katniss and all she does in the Games. The style is not much different from other authors , but it does make it enjoyable to be able to read the story from an "inside view" of the Games.
I think that a young audience would like this and also would be good for young adults as well. This book can be a little violent at parts. There is no harsh language in the Hunger Games or any terribly graphic sense either. When my mom told me that I should read this book I refused. I thought it was like a twilight series which is only for girls. I would recommend this book to anyone that loves action and suspense. Stephen King, in an Entertainment Weekly article describes the Hunger Games as "A violent, jarring, speed-rap of a novel that generates nearly constant suspense. I couldn't stop reading it." And John Green in The New York Times Book Review says "Brilliantly plotted and perfectly paced." I am so glad I read this book, and I think anyone would enjoy it as well.