Date finished: 16/3/2013
Rated: Three out of Five
Format: Paperback
Series: Yes
Owned: Yes
Phew! In a way I'm glad I've finished this book as at times it was confusing. I didn't love it but I didn't hate it, its a bit like marmite (which I love) but hey ho, some people love it...some people hate it. Me on the other hand, I'm in the middle. This book is raved about so much and people who have watched the movie rave about it but I don't see the hype (sorry Hunger Games fans)
The Hunger Games is a dystopian novel where twenty- four contestants (called tributes in the novel) from 12 districts (areas) battle it out to be the victor of The Hunger Games. When I say battle, I mean fight to the death. Last one who survives, wins. It is shown to the other districts as they bet for their winner.
I love the idea of the games but its fight-to-the-death approach is a bit much but then again, it wouldn't be called The Hunger Games for nothing if it didn't have it. I like the kind of books that I couldn't put down but in a good way. This book however was a book I couldn't put down but in the sense of curiosity of what would happen next.
The beginning of the story bored and confused me because I couldn't see how it would move into the actual games but slowly it did and then the pace sped up. The pacing during the actual games didn't matter as much as when the characters are in the games, time seemed to stand still and that seemed the case with me. The whole book is set in three parts and I was quite glad to see the last part because to me that signalled that I was only 6 or 7 chapters to the finished.
I didn't connect to the main character (katniss) and I can't seem to put my finger on why that is. Over all I would this book a three out of five and would read the next books.
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