Archie D. (AlexDisKing) reviewed on 10/12/2010 + 6 more book reviews

Twenty Four teenagers forced to fight to the death in an arena manipulated by those who control the deadly contest. Welcome to the world of the Hunger Games. North America as we know it is gone, in its place is Panem, a cruel,totalitarian society where the Hunger Games serve the same purpose as the Colisseum did in the Roman Empire (keep the people distracted and at the same time remind them that the government holds the power of life and death).

There are those who have remarked that the writing in the Hunger Games was lackluster or that the setting was not developed well enough. In my mind there was enough to the story to set the background and there was enough left out to let my imagination fill the gaps; this left me wanting more. I wanted to know more about the Capitol and its stranglehold over the people of Panem. I wanted to know more about the rebellion against the Capitol that was so brutally crushed. Were there times when I questioned the feasibility of the author's ideas? Absolutely. However, I never stopped wanting to know what was going to happen next. Additionally, I don't hold a book initially aimed at teenagers to the same standards I would hold a book aimed at adults. That being said, it was an excellent read and I am on to the next book.....

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