The Hunger Games

When I went on my visit to K-State earlier this summer, one of the things each student was given was a copy of "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins. They did this because the book is going to be used in many classes and also as a campus activity when they create a reenactment of the book. So after asking a few people if they had read the book and everyone of them saying it was one of the best books they've ever read, I decided to read it. And there was definitely no disappointment, it was a very addictive read and one hard book to put down. With each chapter ending in some sort of climatic moment that keeps you reading to the next chapter, and so on and so on.

The book is based in the future where a Country is divided into 12 districts. The districts wealth go down as the the district number gets bigger (1 being the wealthiest). The main character is based out of district 12 and is basically in charge of taking care of her family. Her father died in a coal explosion and her mother sort of went off the deep end. Every year, every person from age 12-18 have to put their name in a drawing called the reaping and a boy and a girl from each district are drawn. All the kids drawn, are put into an arena and fight to the death until one person is left alive.

Anyone eligible to be drawn can put their name in up to 40 times to earn more food for their family. All of this plays off the ability to eat, thus the name of the book, and the winner of The Hunger Games gets their district lots of money and food as well. This book will make you think and imagine what you would do if you were in their position. It also has a sequel and a third book is coming out. I will be reading the second one ASAP, plus they are making it into a movie! I'd tell you more of the story but I don't want to ruin the story so go find a copy of it and read it, you won't be disappointed.