Sex:2/5
Language:1/5
Violence:4/5
Did I love it:5/5
It's a rare book that keeps me up until 4:00 a.m. because I have to know what happens next. This was a great, exciting read. Once I finished it, I immediately read it a second time while I waiting for the next two books to become available at the library.
Plot: This book takes place in the future, where America no longer exists, but has given way to a new country called Panem. The government is centralized in a placed called the Capitol, where it governs the twelve surrounding districts with an iron fist. In order to show their control, they select two children, between the ages of 12 and 18, from each district each year to compete in what they call The Hunger Games. All twenty-four tributes are meant to fight to the death with only one person able to be crowned victor.
Sex: The sexual content is minor. There is some teenage kissing, and a couple scenes where a teenage boy and teenage girl are sleeping in the same sleeping bag, but there's nothing romantic in those moments. It's mostly a matter of survival, which makes sense in the context of the story. Also, there are references to some characters being, or having been, dressed very immodestly, including naked, for some of the events in the book. However, they are handled tactfully, and are not graphic or sexualized.
Language: Not really any bad language. I can't even remember an "H" or "D" word.
Violence: Just by reading the plot, it's obvious there is some violence here. Overall, I felt the author handled the subject material very tastefully, though. You do not witness most of the deaths/murders that are referenced; you simply know that someone died. The main character/heroine is not posed as a ruthless killer; in fact, she is involved in very few deaths, and when she is, it's a matter of self-defense.
There are a couple graphic scenes that might be hard to read for someone more sensitive than I am (and I consider myself pretty sensitive). As for me, there was really only one scene that I wouldn't mind deleting from my memory (and I hope isn't in the movie).
read this book and loved it from the first page. it is exciting and the story is very well written. the books keeps me reading constantly. i cannot put them down. they are fantastic and i recommend them to anyone wanting a great new book to read! you will be hooked
ReplyDeleteI read this book and was surprised by how much I liked it! I'm not usually one for the fad books, but I feel like this one actually deserves its fame. At the same time as being an interesting read, this book is also a commentary on materialism, poverty, and inequality. I think many more parallels can be drawn from this book to our society today and to other societies throughout the world. I liked this very much!
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