The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins

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80 of 80 Ciao users found the following review helpful

dawnymarie

Member since 01/12/2010

Reviews written: 124

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11/07/2012

User recommends the product

Advantages Fascinating premise - filled with suspense
Disadvantages None

Hunger Games What attracted me to this one? This novel has been on my reading list since reading Wickedinrock's review some time ago. The movie was released and I resisted the temptation to go and view it before reading the book. The premise sounded unique and fascinating in the first instance but since all the hype it has had recently I knew I had to get around to reading this one. Short synopsis... The world as we know it has changed dramatically after periods of freak weather, the outcome is a population that is segregated into 12 districts (once 13) that provide all life sustaining and ... more
47 of 47 Ciao users found the following review helpful

ryanando

Member since 22/09/2005

Reviews written: 181

Leaving me hungry 16/04/2013

User recommends the product

Advantages it sets up the next two books which are great
Disadvantages katniss is annoying, the content is a little shallow at times

Hungry eyes I love books. I’m a bit of an addict in fact. I will buy books that sound good and pop them on my shelves or in my “to be read soon” pile which is ever growing. Soon I will consume every last piece of space on my shelves with books and this will make me warm and cosy on my insides. Recently I’ve been stuck on reading a rather large set of books which has been turned into a popular TV series (Game of thrones) so that pile has managed to get completely out of control. Since I’ve finished the last GoT related book, I started looking for the books in the pile that would seem to be a ... more
69 of 69 Ciao users found the following review helpful

Renza

Member since 17/01/2009

Reviews written: 87

This will have you hungering for more.
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05/02/2012

User recommends the product

Advantages Great characters, a inspiring female protagonist and gripping storytelling.
Disadvantages Any comparisons with Twilight. Lets stop comparing any new romance with that blasted novel.

‘1984’, ‘Brave New World’, ‘V for Vendetta’, ‘A Clockwork Orange’ and now ‘The Hunger Games’. I am fascinated by novels which present a vision of a dystopian society. ‘The Hunger Games’ presents a post-apocalyptic vision of a North America, tainted by humanity’s past mistakes, it is little like North America as we know it. Divided into 12 districts, it forms the land of Panem and is ruled by an oppressive government called the Capitol. The ultra-futuristic Capitol is a despotic seat of power and indulgence. Whilst the Capitol residents fuss over their lives of luxury and up and coming fashions ... more
15 of 15 Ciao users found the following review helpful

sbw80

Member since 08/06/2012

Reviews written: 34

Forget the Olympic games, read The Hunger games 08/08/2012

User recommends the product

Advantages Beautifully conceived and executed plot by a very gifted author
Disadvantages You will need to buy the next two in the series to get the whole story

Last week I read a review of this book by dawnymarie, the review was so good I bought the first book (In a series of three) on Kindle straight away and subsequently read all three books in the series within four days. Suzanne Collins is an amazing writer and the plot is so interesting that I found it really difficult to stop reading. The stories are aimed at young adults, but at the age of 32 (A young adult by no means) I found that this book, and the two that come after, are the best things I've read in a long time. This book is for the Kindle edition although it is also available in ... more
86 of 86 Ciao users found the following review helpful

Wickedinrock

Member since 04/11/2010

Reviews written: 59

The Hunger Games: Kill or be killed... 10/04/2011

User recommends the product

Advantages Great characters, wonderful storyline, gripping
Disadvantages might not appeal to a more mature audience

The Hunger Games is part of a trilogy of books by Suzanne Collins which was published in 2008. Collins was previously a writer for Nickelodeon working on shows like Clarissa Explains It All, amongst others, before she started to write children's books. The Hunger Games books have become some of the most popular young adult books of the last few years, all of which have become number one bestsellers. Since the release of The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins has been named one of the most influential people of 2010 in Times Magazine. Let the Hunger Games begin... Twenty-four are forced to enter ... more
45 of 45 Ciao users found the following review helpful

elfbwillow

Member since 07/02/2007

Reviews written: 324

Hungry for More?
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14/02/2011

User recommends the product

Advantages A simple yet in depth story with great emotion and feeling
Disadvantages Beginning a little slow

The Hunger Games – Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is not perhaps a book I would have picked up from the shelf and bought, or even borrowed from the library. The synopsis on the back did not really appeal to me very much, and although you can never judge a book by its cover, the cover did not in this case help the appeal. So how is it that I have come to read this book? One of my friends who is also an avid reader, kept mentioning this trilogy of books to me, urging me to read them. From past experience, I know that myself and my friend share many likes and dislikes when it ... more
32 of 32 Ciao users found the following review helpful

MrGump

Member since 13/02/2009

Reviews written: 76

A Fight To The Death 21/12/2012

User recommends the product

Advantages Great Easy Read
Disadvantages Obvious Plot

Introduction:- It was through hearing of the release of The Hunger Games film and all of the hype surrounding it back in 2010 that first made me aware of the trilogy of books written by Suzanne Collins upon which the film was based. I never actually managed to get and see the film so when I saw all three of The Hunger Games books on offer at 3 for £10 in my local Asda store I couldn't help but pick them up. Despite being a series aimed mainly at teenagers and young adults I had heard good things about the series of books and picked them up knowing if nothing else they would hopefully be a nice ... more
25 of 25 Ciao users found the following review helpful

flutterbymusic

Member since 26/06/2011

Reviews written: 10

The Hunger Games 29/05/2012

User recommends the product

Advantages Addictive, well imagined, 1st person works a treat
Disadvantages Use of Gale, inability to put the book down!

It was early last year that my book addiction was just beginning. I had already purchased several books based on recommendations in the listmania section of Amazon. I was looking for more up to date recommendations, with the listmania section not seeming very lively at all, when I came across Goodreads.com. I would now call it a second home! There were many "best book" list in the listopia section of the site (actually, only one "best book" list is allowed, so they vary, such as best fantasy book, best book characters etc.) but the same few series would appear again and again at the top, voted ... more
39 of 39 Ciao users found the following review helpful

cha97michelle

Member since 12/12/2005

Reviews written: 546

Hungry for more? You bet I am. 11/05/2012

User recommends the product

Advantages well constructed plot, very 3 dimensional characters, fast paced, lots of suspense.
Disadvantages ended a bit anti-climatically for me.

I'm not normally the sort of person who gets dragged along into the latest craze for the sake of it, preferring to make up my own mind whether I think something is good or not. It takes me a little while to even become aware that something is a trend, so unsurprisingly, the 2008 novel 'The Hunger Games' had largely passed me by until I started seeing regular television adverts for the recent film adaptation, and reviews started appearing. I decided I really should check this one out for myself when my sister told me how much she had enjoyed it, and then she bought me the trilogy for my ... more
39 of 39 Ciao users found the following review helpful

Anti_W

Member since 10/06/2008

Reviews written: 84

The Brilliant Games 10/05/2012

User recommends the product

Advantages Excellent concepts, plot and characters. Suspenseful narrative keeps you reading.
Disadvantages None.

Ok, due to the movie adaptation of this hugely popular book recently hitting cinemas it’s hard for people to avoid mention of ‘The Hunger Games’. At first I was wary of the hype, worrying that the book (and therefore the movie) couldn’t possibly be as good as people were claiming. Eventually my housemate who is a big fan of the series lent me the first book to read and after much procrastination (and exams- no, really!) I took the book off the shelf, opened the first page...and was hooked for the next four hours! ---Story--- ‘The Hunger Games’ is set in a post-apocalyptic North America, now ... more