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Jaclyn’s Review: The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins
The Hunger Games Trilogy
written by Suzanne Collins
published by Scholastic Press, 2013
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Did I enjoy this book? I loved this series!! Surprisingly, I watched the first movie before I picked up any of these books. I enjoyed the movie but had very strong opinions about some of the characters. I’ll say it–I hated movie-Peeta. Fortunately, the remaining movies hadn’t been made yet, so I had time to read all three books before watching the rest of the series. I loved all the books! I thought the characters were all well developed, the story was unique and well written, and it was an overall satisfying read. Katniss is exactly the heroine that I wanted her to be. She is a family-oriented person who has no time for silly love triangles. Even when she accidentally ends up in a love triangle, she still hates every part of it. She is strong and resourceful, and she is willing to do what is right no matter what. I thought the author did a fabulous job of portraying all the stressful situations in the book. She even changed my mind and I loved book-Peeta!!! Overall, I loved this entire series. I thought it was a very unique idea, and I appreciated the author’s ability to realistically write from a teenager’s point of view.
Would I recommend it? Absolutely. This is a very entertaining read. Yes, there is violence, and the concept of that violence can be a bit disturbing at first. However, if my (future) teenaged daughter is going to read a book with a teen-based love triangle in it, I would much rather it have a strong heroine! I loved Katniss, and I look forward to my kids reading this, when they are older!!!
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4 Comments
by SARA @ BOOK CONFESSIONS OF AN EX-BALLERINA
I agree. Katness is a wonderfully powerful character shoved into some terrible situations. I loved these books even though the content was hard to stomach at times.
by TheEveryFreeChanceReader
I agree. She was forced into some awful situations, but she was strong and resilient even when she didn’t want to be.
by Aislynn d'Merricksson
I couldn’t read this series when I first tried because if the first person POV, but a year or so later I tried again and loved them. But damn they are gritty at times.
by TheEveryFreeChanceReader
They are gritty!