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The Hunger Games

by Suzanne Collins

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Series: The Hunger Games (3)

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In a future North America, where the rulers of Panem maintain control through an annual televised survival competition pitting young people from each of the twelve districts against one another, sixteen-year-old Katniss's skills are put to the test when she voluntarily takes her younger sister's place.… (more)
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    k1tsune: Very similar.
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    BookLizard: The Hunger Games and Tomorrow, When the War Began have the same kind of feel - technically they're Science Fiction novels, but they feel more like survival stories with a bit of romance mixed in. I highly recommend both series.
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Very good audiobook. ( )
  bhyive | Dec 27, 2024 |
In a dystopian future, the Capitol of Panem holds a yearly Hunger Games with one female and one male representative from each of the 12 districts. 24 "tributes" duke it out in a last man standing battle to the death for the entertainment of the ruling class. Katniss Everdeen stands with the other 16 year old potential tributes to find out who will be selected this year. It's not her. It's even worse.
The Hunger Games was a terrific book the first time I read it and it only got better on this reread. Putting the sophisticated methodology in contrast to the methods used in the prequel made them even more horrific and barbaric. ( )
  elorin | Dec 26, 2024 |
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  repechage | Dec 26, 2024 |
I was completely underwhelmed by this book and am at a loss to understand it's mass appeal. The prose is lazy and trite, the characters are inconsistent and shallow, the "dystopic" setting lacks any sense of reality. Very disappointing. ( )
  Ktenbus | Dec 21, 2024 |
This book had quite the reputation preceding it, and after hearing that it would be adapted into a movie, I decided to see what all the fuss was about.

Overall, I was disappointed. It did not come close to living up to expectations. It's an alright book. The world that the book takes place in is fantastic - but that is the only reason I plan on finishing the trilogy. Some of the minor characters, such as Cinna and Haymitch, are also quite interesting. Unfortunately that wraps up what I like about the book.

The premise of the Games is an interesting idea, but the book just skims over those parts. It reads like a summary of the action with everything else devoted to Katniss's feelings and thoughts. Katniss is not a compelling character. She's the main character with all these amazing hunting skills, but she is just so stupid. Every social interaction goes completely over her head. That sort of character has potential if written well, but Katniss simply became aggravating. And Peeta wasn't much better, which made the whole being in love subplot unbearable. And by the end of the book, that subplot morphs into the main plot.

The Hunger Games has a lot of potential, but having a book about human interaction starring two characters with apparently no experience with human interaction is a huge letdown. If it were not for the amazing setting and my curiosity about the world, I wouldn't have been able to finish the book. ( )
  MamaDuck535 | Nov 27, 2024 |
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Het verhaal, vertaald uit het Engels, speelt zich af in de toekomst. Na een burgeroorlog is van Noord-Amerika het land Panem overgebleven, bestaande uit het welvarende Capitool met twaalf daaraan ondergeschikte districten, waarin veel armoede en onvrijheid heersen. In de jaarlijkse Hongerspelen moeten 24 kinderen, uit elk district een jongen en een meisje, strijden op leven en dood in een ‘Big Brother’-omgeving. Katniss Everdeen (16, ik-figuur) uit het 12e, armoedigste district springt in de bres voor haar jongere zusje Prim wanneer deze wordt uitgeloot. Na een wat aarzelend begin krijgt het verhaal vaart in het tweede en derde deel. Het thema is gedurfd: een strijd op leven en dood tussen twaalf- en achttienjarigen, als vorm van vermaak. Wie is de slimste overlever? De auteur creëert een eigen begrippenkader dat zijdelings doet denken aan Harry Potter. Ze combineert overlevingstechnieken uit de traditie van Jean Auels prehistorische romans met ultramoderne technologie. Het slot lijkt voorspelbaar, maar is dat niet. Spanning, romantiek en het open einde maken de lezer nieuwsgierig naar het volgende boek in deze serie, 'De Hongerspelen II: vlammen'*.
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Author nameRoleType of authorWork?Status
Collins, Suzanne—primary authorall editionsconfirmed
Bützow, HeleneTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Brogli, SimonaTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Carabén van der Meer, ArmandTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Chan, JasonCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Falco, PhilDesignersecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Hachmeister, SylkeÜbersetzersecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Klöss, PeterÜbersetzersecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
McCormick, CarolynNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
O'Brien, TimCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Paracchini, FabioTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Parisi, Elizabeth B.Cover designersecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Ramírez Tello, PilarTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Rusli, HetihTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Totth, BenedekTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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Canonical title
The Hunger Games
Original title
The Hunger Games
Alternative titles
Original publication date
2008-09-14
People/Characters
Katniss Everdeen
Primrose Everdeen
Peeta Mellark
Effie Trinket
Gale Hawthorne
Important places
District 12
The Capitol
The Arena
Panem
The Seam, District 12
Important events
74th Annual Hunger Games
Related movies
The Hunger Games (2012 | IMDb)
Epigraph
Happy hunger games! And may the odds be ever in your favor.
Dedication
For James Proimos
First words
When I wake up, the other side of the bed is cold.
Quotations
She reaches in, digs her hand deep into the ball, and pulls out a slip of paper. The crowd draws in a collective breath and then you can hear a pin drop, and I’m feeling nauseous and so desperately hoping that it’s not me, that it’s not me, that it’s not me.
As long as you can find yourself, you'll never starve.
"Was that what was in his pack at the feast? Body armor to defend against my arrows? Well, they neglected to send a face guard."
Last words
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Disambiguation notice
Publisher's editors
Blurbers
King, Stephen
Meyer, Stephenie
Green, John
Horowitz, Anthony
Original language
English
Canonical DDC/MDS
813.6
Canonical LCC
PZ7.C6837
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In a future North America, where the rulers of Panem maintain control through an annual televised survival competition pitting young people from each of the twelve districts against one another, sixteen-year-old Katniss's skills are put to the test when she voluntarily takes her younger sister's place.
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Against nature and young foes
Arena death match
(conceptDawg)
You love your neighbor
Unless your life is at stake
In that case.... they die!
(jll112)
Death of young children
Make a book and a movie
Oh well, When in Rome
(jll112)
Katniss and Peeta
compete in the Hunger Games:
winner gets to live.
(passion4reading)

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