It was a very compelling ride! I loved book 1 & 2 more than book 3, but not by much. It was the first series I'd read in ages and got me really hooked to books again - so for that alone I am very grateful. Goldsmith, Francisca (September 1, 2008). The Hunger Games . Retrieved December 29, 2008– via Booklist. To start things off right, a quote from Hunger Games. "The girl’s scream. Had it been her last?" Context: Katniss has been confronted with a girl who had her tongue cut off as punishment and remembers seeing her years earlier just as she was caught. According to memory, as the girl was dragged away, she screamed. Now years later and in the present, Katniss wonders: "The girl’s scream. Had it been her last?" Because people without tongues apparently can't scream. I had settled down to write a glowing, gushing review that would make the idiots people who haven't read this, drop everything and get their hands on this one and bask in the glow that is Katniss Everdeen. I honestly cannot give this series 4 or 5 stars because, let's face it, 5 stars belongs to Crime and Punishment, On the Road, Sophie's Choice, etc.

The Hunger Games trilogy left a bitter taste in my mouth - the taste of failure, of a wonderful opportunity thrown away.

See, Battle Royale was this Japanese movie (adapted from a book I haven't read yet—Christmas, anyone?) in which the government, for inexplicable reasons, takes a class of thirty highscoolers every year and dumps them in this jungle-y arena and demands they fight to the death with a single victor remaining in three days lest the explosive collars they all wear be detonating, rendering no survivors. I mean, what's not to love, right?

Los tres libros giran en lo que sucede con Katniss, una niña que toma el lugar de su hermana chica y compite. Es un poco como Harry Potter, una persona normal que no quiere la fama que recibe, pero que le hace frente, y es que cuando vence (spoiler) van cambiando las cosas y se acerca la revolución, y creo que es todo lo que puedo contar si no quiero aguar la fiesta literaria a los que vengan después de mí. Sperling, Nicole; Fritz, Ben (April 12, 2012). " Hunger Games director Gary Ross bows out of sequel". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved September 4, 2012. I did fall in love with Peeta - nothing more needs be said on that. Gale - meh. Although he is supposedly the one Katniss loves, I don't get that vibe at all, not in any of the books. I got more of a sense of romantic conflict in the Twilight series, so Team Peeta/Team Gale? nah. It's Peeta all the way, baby. Not to mention that Gale willingly went to, oh wait. don't want to put any spoilers here. I gave this 3 stars because I did enjoy the story, the writing was skillful and the author was very mindful in developing her characters and their environment. I totally felt myself plunked down into District 12 and felt Mrs. Everdeen's pain, Haymitch's wasted life, the superiority of the Capitol, Katniss's bitterness at having lost her dad and having to be the sole support for her family. That whole scene where Peeta threw her a loaf of bread while she was foraging in the trash, in the rain, oh my god, the pathos... These books really rekindled my love for reading and the anticipation of waiting a year between releases, I think, really trapped me in this new fangirl universe.Except it isn't if you've been paying attention. How could life possibly ever be fine again for this young girl tortured and forced into murder by her government because she wanted to protect her little sister? There's a horde of deep moral questions raised that aren't resolved when the 1st book ends. If the reader was reading for the plot, they didn't notice or care for these, and the only question left is "who does Katniss end up with in the end?" which appears to be enough to propel people through the remaining two books otherwise there wouldn't be the continued poor reaction to the ending. The irony of it all is that someone reading these books with the mindset of needing to know what happens next is put in the position of comparing themselves to the citizens of the Capitol watching the televised games! "Who won the games?" is the question needing answering for both parties, and they are happy to set it aside after that has been answered (the first book). This ties into the "they get less enjoyable as they go on" experience as well. The themes come more and more to the forefront as the story progresses, and someone reading for the plot will definitely not enjoy so much death, confusion, and pain. They are reading for an escape, and do not want to be forced to think of the implications of such things. Diciamo che dei film originali, mi ricordo poco o niente: del primo soltanto il finale, del secondo qualcosina, della prima e seconda parte del terzo pure ma soprattutto gli atti finali; mentre il film parodia è quello che mi ricordo di più che situazione imbarazzante lo so. Winners". California Young Reader Medal. Archived from the original on May 27, 2011 . Retrieved May 21, 2011.

Societies are split into 12 zones each responsible for delivering key societal needs such as coal, food, military etc. From each zone a male and female will be selected to participate in the Hunger Games which continue until only one competitor remains alive, to be declared the winner. The idea of the games are highly ingenious and appeal to our morbid fascination of duelling to the death. The games allow us to root for an underdog as long as we can draw empathy towards that person or persons. Off the bat, we connect to Katniss Everdeen as she jumps in to take the place of her younger sister and represent district 12 along with Peeta. Suzanne Collins does a wonderful job of creating these 2 characters with very different characteristics and talents. Katniss starts to become more of a thinker and an icon, and Peeta is a strategist who later has to wrestle with psychological indoctrination. There is a strange bond between them and we watch how this develops and transitions across the trilogy. Poi abbiamo Peeta, qua dobbiamo fare un'applauso alla scrittrice in quanto è riuscita a rendere interessante un personaggio di indole dolce. So che molta altra gente avrebbe Gale a Peeta, ma mettendo i pro e i contro, Peeta è quello che ha il vantaggio, perché Gale e Katniss hanno un carattere troppo simili tra loro, e Peeta con il suo carattere riesce a controbilanciare i bollenti spiriti di Katniss.Weinstein, Joshua L. (March 16, 2011). "Exclusive: Jennifer Lawrence Gets Lead Role in 'The Hunger Games' ". The Wrap . Retrieved March 17, 2011. While working on a Kids WB show called Generation O! she met children’s author James Proimos, who talked her into giving children’s books a try. Katniss is portrayed as a tough girl, who loves her sister Prim more than anyone or anything. Her determination in ensuring Prim’s wellbeing after their father’s death and mother’s depression is explained very well. She would rather tell the truth because she cannot lie convincingly.