The sudden spark of popularity that's struck The Hunger Games isn't unexpected. With the approach of the movie on the horizon, a good number of people are flocking to their local bookstores............

1. The Hunger Games Book Series
Will This Become the Next Harry
Potter or Twilight?

2. I began this particular journey with nothing special
in mind. I've heard about The Hunger Games. While browsing
Barnes and Noble and Borders, I've seen the book on the shelf
sitting next to "Waiting for Superman" in the best seller aisle.
I've wanted to read it. But I never got around to it.
Then I started hearing more and more. No special details, just
little blurbs here and there saying how great the book is. How
excellently written this book was. How amazing this book was,
but no special details were ever spoken. And I can understand
why now.
I recently received a copy in the mail. Yay! A new book for me
to read! This finally gave me the motivation to read through The
Hunger Games, and I am glad I did. As of now, I am anxiously
awaiting the other two books so I may finish the series.

3. The Hunger Games is set in the distant future after America
goes berserk. What follows is a corrupt and controlling
government surrounded by 13 districts. An uprising occurs and a
civil war breaks out. The capitol and controlling government
wins, wiping out district 13 in the process. As a reminder to the
remaining 12, the Capitol holds The Hunger Games.
I'm not going to give any more of the story than that. Even that
may be a bit much, but it's only a small piece of background
information that doesn't hold much to the story other then why it
exists. Ultimately why the Hunger Games exist, what they are,
and how they are held is what is important.
I fear writing any more of the story, giving small details and
information, because I don't want to ruin the shock value. The
author, Suzanne Collins, Paints a picture that is so utterly
shocking and unthinkable.
The brutality and nature of The Hunger Games supersedes
only the viciousness of what the Roman Empire was once
capable of. The imagery, details, and ideas of this novel paint a
graphic and grim time.

4. The first pages will leave a
person depressed. Never could I, myself, imagine the hardships
of the main character, and then it only gets worse. I feel sad for
the day that our society may ever reach this point.
Suzanne Collins writing style is very first person. It's as blunt as
a brick to the forehead. This kind of perspective is a little strong
for my taste, but after reading the novel I can't see any other way
of having it done. The strong first person perspective portrays
the emotion of the main character perfectly.
The read receives an absolute sense of her strength, hatred,
worry, terror, love, and confusion. There is a strong disconnect
portrayed between the main character, her followers, and the
Capitol, and through the eyes of her, you get a sense of how

5. desensitized the population of the Capitol is, and how lonely and
dread-filled the remaining 12 districts are.
The Hunger Games is a book that provokes strong and
confusing emotions. You want the main character to succeed
and to win, but at the same time, the acts she MUST commit are
so very horrible and repulsive. You begin to feel the love and
passion, the hatred and terror she feels, and the plot line will
leave you riveting for more.
Throughout the pages you'll be left wondering how
something as horrible as the Hunger Games can exist, yet you
won't be able to stop reading. I make the details of book out to
be perceived as horrible book. Yes, the content and plot line is
unthinkable, but the book is amazing.
The strong first person perspective does its job precisely
and exact. The author has provided an incredible story that
conveys more than a little amusement. I found it extremely
difficult to put down this book.

6. After reading, I came to find out that a movie is being
produced from the book. I could only think, "How on earth this
is even possible?" I am curious to see the movie, and after you
read the book you will understand. I do recommend this novel.
It's amazing and worth every penny.
The Hunger Games
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book 3)
The Hunger Games Trilogy Boxed Set