(book one)
Catching Fire (book two)
Mockingjay (book three)
Monday, June 18, 2012
YA - The Hunger Games series
by Suzanne Collins
(book one)
Catching Fire (book two)
Mockingjay (book three)
"In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of
Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. Long
ago the districts waged war on the Capitol and were defeated. As part of
the surrender terms, each district agreed to send one boy and one girl
to appear in an annual televised event called, "The Hunger Games," a
fight to the death on live TV. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who
lives alone with her mother and younger sister, regards it as a death
sentence when she is forced to represent her district in the Games. The
terrain, rules, and level of audience participation may change but one
thing is constant: kill or be killed." (from Amazon.com)
(book one)
Catching Fire (book two)
Mockingjay (book three)
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I finally got around to reading The Hunger Games! I know, a little behind on this one! But I would like to see the movie and I hate going to a movie like this without reading the book!
ReplyDeleteI found the first book captivating! I can see why it has become a phenomenon! I don't find the concept to be that far fetched; in our reality tv world, The Hunger Games don't seem that outlandish.
I found the Characters
More... I found the characters to be like able anfpd I found myslf really cheering for the murders of the other characters. Funny how that happens!
ReplyDeleteI thoroughly enjoyed the first two books in this series, but was really disappointed in Mockingjay. To me, it seemed as though Collins was just trying to get 'r done. I've had some really fantastic discussions about these books with students. Some of the sixth grade readers told me they thought Catching Fire was boring, but they really liked Mockingjay. The frustrating thing for me when I started Catching Fire was that it picked the story up six months after the hunger games. I wanted to see the reunion between Katniss and Primrose (and her mother, and Gale . . . ). In any case, I like this series.
ReplyDeleteI was extremely surprised when I loaned them to my older sister who regularly reads "psycho murder mysteries" (her phrase) and she thought they were too violent for teenagers to read. Granted, she doesn't spend much time around adolescents, but her comment reminded me of some of the dialogue lately on trends in adolescent literature.