Hunger Games

April 12, 2012

The Hunger Games

CV

Could you imagine being drawn in a district reaping to participate in a game of survival, and know that when you are drawn that only one out of twenty four boys and girls will go home? The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is a tremendously incredible book full of suspense, violence, romance, and survival! The entire book had me hooked with a powerful feeling of intrigue. It was an emotion I had never experienced before. Each page takes you to wherever the character is, whether it is in the tho forest searching for game, or if you are in a battle for your life! One thing that kept me attached to this book was the compatible relationship between the two main characters. It was definitely the greatest book I have ever read, no doubt about it.

In The Hunger Games something that blew me away was how well Suzanne Collins wrote suspensefully. The feeling of suspense especially occurred in the arena of the games. Every single sentence was so exciting and dramatically intriguing, no matter how hard you tried, it was impossible to put the book down.    When I break into the clearing, she’s on the ground, hopelessly entangled in a net. She just has time to reach her hand through the mesh and say my name before the spear enters her body.    This part of the story had me in such a bundle of confusion and distress, especially since this grouping of sentences was in the end of the seventeenth chapter. How could I know if she lived? How could I know if she ever got saved? How could I know anything about what happens next?     It was an uncomfortable feeling of suspense that forced me to read on.

Characterization is such an amazing element that is involved with The Hunger Games! It is as if you know all of the characters personally in life and if not, you can at least relate or have an incredible impact for one of them. The characters are also so vivid in the mind, so vivid that without seeing the movie or getting a brief description of how they look and act, you know their personalities and exactly how they are. But, the description of the characters is remarkable!    ...Effie Trinket, District 12’s escort, fresh from the Capitol with her scary white grin, pinkish hair,  and spring green suit.          This description is so pure and vivid, it is amazing! The characterisation is definitely a complete set off for this book. It really adds a lot of support to the greatness of The Hunger Games.

I remember reading The Hunger Games. The entire book, all I did was cry and feel extreme feelings of excitement and discomfort of violence. I noticed that while I was reading this  book, that it made me a different person. A person who took things more seriously and sincere. Like, I could actually listen watch things that were frightening and suspenseful, I could understand it more then when I was “younger”. On the brighter and more cheerful side, my experience reading the book was like nothing I had experienced before. It was because I had never read anything like that book in my entire life! It was just so mind blowing with all the characters and rippled emotions, I was just so excited ALL the time! Other than being excited all the time, I also found myself in a form of distress and anger often, a good form of distress and anger. I know I felt this way because of how the story was, how the suspense and intrigue would build up it would make me so mad! I was struck how much I could love a sci-fi book!

Throughout The Hunger Games I realized how much I could put myself in the arena of the games without even trying. I was aware of how whenever someone was killed, that I could feel the pain of the deaths that occurred, and immediately I had different emotions for the killer, and the entire book! Also, whenever someone cried or laughed I practically did the same, it just happened! Relating to this book in such a strong and powerful way, definitely created an impact on how much I loved The Hunger Games. It did because when I or anyone relates to something it creates a specific bond, whether it is an enjoyable bond or a hated bond.

The Hunger Games is an incredible story about trust, your strength, the rages of boys and girls minds, and romance. Personally, I would recommend this book to anyone who can handle a little scare and intensity! Also, this book can not be identified for a specific gender, it fits all! On a scale of one to ten, I rate The Hunger Games a solid 12!