The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games is a novel written by Suzanne Collins. It was published in 2008 and it has sold millions of copies. There is also movie based on the novel. I had read the Hunger Games before, but I decided to read it again because it`s one of my favorite books. The Hunger Games is a dystopian novel, the story is set in the future, after the destruction of North America. The new country is called Panem. There are 12 districts in Panem. They are ruled by the wealthy Capitol. As punishment for the districts rebellion many years earlier the Capitol holds an annual televised event called The Hunger Games. Each district choses one boy and one girl tribute to join the game, that only one can survive alive.
The story is about Katniss Everdeen a sixteen year girl from district 12, the poorest of them all. She volunteers to take her sister`s place in the game. The other tribute from district 12 is a boy named Peeta. Peeta’s selection doesn’t bode well for Katniss, who feels that she owes Peeta for saving her life when they were children, which is inconvenient considering she’s now expected to kill him in the Hunger Games. The storyline focuses on their journey to the games and how will they survive there. It´s nice to see how their relationship evolves.
The book is captivating. It keeps you on your toes from the beginning to the end. The writer Suzanne Collins has created a really believable world. There is lots of violence in the book, because it`s about a brutal game where the tributes fight to death and only one can survive. The atmosphere is dramatic, there is life and dead situations going on all the time. There is also a love triangle in the book but storyline doesn´t focus on that so much which I liked.
The main topics that the book deals with are poverty, totalitarianism and the gap between rich and poor. Serious issues. It also deals with many rights and wrongs and human nature (how horrible can it be). Even though it is fiction book, it raises some question. Could country like Panem really exist? How far will reality television go? I would recommend this book to everybody especially if you like dystopian novels. The book is easy to read and it has lots of action.