The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games has been praised and celebrated, as well as banned and looked down upon. It begins one of the most famous series ever, and there's little wonder why. It's the second most rated book on Goodreads out of millions boasting a mind-boggling 8 million plus ratings. This story of political abuse has been on society's mind for as long as it's been out. Weaving a beautiful concoction of political strife, complicated and genuine characters, and a flawed and unlikeable but amazing main character with a horrific and thrilling plot, the Hunger Games ceases to amaze.

This was MUCH better than I remembered it, and the first time I read it, I blasted my way through it too. I think this YA novel has only gotten better with age (the best kind of YA.) Like the famous 1984 by Orwell The Hunger Games works because it's so realistic, pulled off through a believable oppressive government, and most of all by its characters. Katniss wants nothing to do with the revolution in this novel and that's such an important distinction from many dystopians. How many heroes have we read from the eyes of? The same cookie-cutter good guy who will stop at nothing to save their loved ones but most importantly the world. Katniss is selfish and in my opinion fairly unlikeable, but because she's so HER it strengthens and sets this book apart from the countless others. We also can't leave out praise of the idea of the Hunger Games, which fully highlights the abuse of power and helplessness of the oppressed (only helpless until Katniss arrives that is.)

I could go on but I'm sure at this point someone has said everything I've said but better, so come on read the book if you haven't already, jeez.