From the Back Cover:
In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. Long ago the districts waged war on the Capitol and were defeated. As part of the surrender terms, each district agreed to send one boy and one girl to appear in an annual televised event called, "The Hunger Games," a fight to the death on live TV. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives alone with her mother and younger sister, regards it as a death sentence when she is forced to represent her district in the Games. The terrain, rules, and level of audience participation may change but one thing is constant: kill or be killed.
My Thoughts:
This series was a quick and very entertaining and engrossing read! Loved it from the start to end, and will be a definite re-read. I might even buy the whole set.
I read it quickly over a little less than a week, and although the end was not what I expected, it did not disappoint either. So, worth the time and effort!
A Few Lines:
In District 12, looking old is something of an achievement since so many people die early. You see an elderly person, you want to congratulate them on their longevity, ask the secret of survival. A plump person is envied because they aren’t scraping by like the majority of us.
If there’s a more helpless feeling than trying to reach someone you love who’s trapped underground, I don’t know it.
Closing my eyes doesn’t help. Fire burns brighter in the darkness.
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