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A review by moth_meg
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
3.75
The Hunger Games is a glowing representative of its genre that continues to shine over a decade later.
With the release of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes in 2019 and a movie adaptation on the horizon, we’ve been in the midst of a Hunger Games renaissance. After seeing my social media feed flooded with Hunger Games content, I realized I had to reread the book– and it did not disappoint.
This book was a cultural phenomenon for a reason. Both the premise and the world are incredibly conceptually rich, as evidenced by how many people are still actively creating and consuming content relating to this universe. Collins does a remarkable job crafting a story that is unique, action-packed, and entertaining to a wide audience. Her storytelling is extremely effective due to both its immersive nature and brevity.
Katniss is a great narrator. She’s smart, compassionate, fiery, and just the right amount of unreliable. The reader is able to realize her misunderstandings alongside her, making moments likeher realizations that Peeta wasn’t pretending to be in love with her and how her actions in the arena caused the government to view her as a rebel threat hit even harder. Collins does a great job balancing the immediate conflict with larger injustices and rising political tension.
I do envy a world in which we got a 900-page, gritty version of this story, unconstrained by the YA label (more political intrigue, more violence, less love triangle). But, given this book left me wanting more of *almost* everything, I think that speaks pretty highly of its quality.
With the release of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes in 2019 and a movie adaptation on the horizon, we’ve been in the midst of a Hunger Games renaissance. After seeing my social media feed flooded with Hunger Games content, I realized I had to reread the book– and it did not disappoint.
This book was a cultural phenomenon for a reason. Both the premise and the world are incredibly conceptually rich, as evidenced by how many people are still actively creating and consuming content relating to this universe. Collins does a remarkable job crafting a story that is unique, action-packed, and entertaining to a wide audience. Her storytelling is extremely effective due to both its immersive nature and brevity.
Katniss is a great narrator. She’s smart, compassionate, fiery, and just the right amount of unreliable. The reader is able to realize her misunderstandings alongside her, making moments like
I do envy a world in which we got a 900-page, gritty version of this story, unconstrained by the YA label (more political intrigue, more violence, less love triangle). But, given this book left me wanting more of *almost* everything, I think that speaks pretty highly of its quality.