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The Hunger Games | 
| Author: Suzanne Collins
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  259 reviews
Sales Rank: 432
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 384
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.7 x 1.4
ISBN: 0439023483
EAN: 9780439023481
ASIN: 0439023483
Publication Date: September 14, 2008
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Condition: NEW. 1st Edition, 2nd printing. White, clean, crisp, bright hardcover. Dustjacket with original artwork including raised golden bird with arrow by Tim O'Brien. Quite a lovely volume. Your satisfaction guaranteed!
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Comments: NEW. 1st Edition, 2nd printing. White, clean, crisp, bright hardcover. Dustjacket with original artwork including raised golden bird with arrow by Tim O'Brien. Quite a lovely volume. Your satisfaction guaranteed!
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Comments: AUTHOR SIGNED 2nd printing hardcover in mylar protected dustjacket/new & unused; no marks, not remaindered, not exlib, not bookclub, dj price intact & numberline down to 2/simple author signature & decorative stamp, no inscription/fiction
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Comments: First Edition. First Printing. Complete number line. Dust jacket shows very light wear from shelving, with a few light surface scratches, now protected in a mylar sleeve. Book itself is like new. Inside pages are crisp, white and clean. No remainder marks. Not price clipped. A very nice copy. Packaged carefully and shipped promptly!
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Left me "hungry" for more! January 7, 2009
Suzanne Collins has single-handed perfected a story that not only leaves you wanting more, but also leaves you really thinking about the content of the story and the characters as well.
Set in a not-so-specified future, The United States is gone and North America has become Panem. Panem is a dictatorship that puts most negative Utopias' to shame. It's dominated by TV, technology, and aestheticism; all of which is ran from a city called The Capitol. Panem is then divided into Districts, at one point there had been 13, but District 13 decided to rebel and was then destroyed because of the rebellion, leaving 12 Districts. That rebellion caused The Capitol to institute The Hunger Games.
The Hunger Games themselves is worse then any reality show ever thought up (it's the product of what everyone else want to do to the Hills'). Each year 24 teenager's names (2 from each District) are drawn lottery-style and those 24 "tributes" are condemned to be thrown into a gladiator-esque battle to survive. They are thrown into the "arena" to decide who wins a life on easy street and who loses...their life; those are the only options. All of which is televised big brother-style, betted on, and sponsored.
Katniss Everdeen is our narrator/heroine, the female tribute from District 12, offers herself up when her younger sister's name is called to be another contestant in the next Hunger Games. District 12 is the poorest of all the Districts and hasn't had a winner in 30 years, that winner is now alone, a drunk, and the laughing stock of Panem. The other contestant being the baker's son Peeta, whom she has a growing affection for throughout their time in the "arena" but is complicated by her affections from her friend and illegal-hunting companion Gale.
The Hunger Games is light on the romance, concentrating more on the Darwinian aspect of surviving the other 23 tributes in the arena. Of course there is enough of the romance that you can't help but wonder, who will Katniss end up with, but the suspense of the chase, the violence, and the controversial nature of the book make it impossible to put down. The Hunger Games is one of the most addicting reads that I have picked up in a long time; it reminds me of the way you'll stay up all night and all day just to beat one of those addictive shooting games, no matter how much you know it's not real even when you're done, you still want more.
Being the first book in a trilogy, some may not want to follow and wait the long wait for the next book or may not want to stick around and see what happens to Katniss, but I know I'm already looking for Amazon to allow me to preorder the next installment in Suzanne Collins' newest story.
One of my favorite books ever!!! January 6, 2009
I loved it loved it loved it! I cannot wait until the next book! There is a little bit of everything in this book, love, action, drama--it's all in there! I think this is a book for everybody, my husband and I both loved it, and we are 27 and 29, respectively!
 Gripping But.... January 6, 2009
While this book was definitely gripping & a total page turner, I was disappointed when I finished. The main character didn't grow as a result of her experiences, the horrible circumstances that put these kids in those "games" didn't change, and the ending was was a let down. When I finished, I was frustrated. The beginning was better....showing Katniss' strength and love for her family, and her way of life in district 12. But I was disappointed in her behavior once she got to the Capitol. ***Spoiler Alert: The best part of the whole book was little Rue, and how she brought out the best in Katniss, despite the games. I was hoping that her tragic death (which was beautifully written) would have been the catalyst for a change in direction for Katniss and the others, but, it wasn't. I think the book went downhill from that point on, and even though Katniss did show strength in finding and saving Peeta - it was only because the gamekeepers provoked her to. I was also annoyed with how aware she was of always being on camera, and even posed or acted in the middle of these gruesome circumstances. She seemed more shallow at the end, rather than to have grown and learned, which most main characters do, by the end of the story. Like I said, it was disappointing in the end.
Great edge-of-your-seat action!!!! January 6, 2009
This is easily the best book that I read in ALL of 2008. Not only did I read it, but I couldn't put the book down.
In a futuristic North America, each year 24 "tributes", kids aged 12-18, are taken and put into the annual Hunger Games, which are broadcast nationwide. The kids battle it out in a climate-controlled arena...the last one alive is the winner. Katniss, a sixteen-year-old girl, is one of those tributes, after taking her younger sister's place in the Hunger Games. But is Katniss strong enough to be the sole survivor?
This book reminded me a lot of the Richard Connell short story "The Most Dangerous Game" (hunt or BE hunted) and was such a great book, I find myself telling everyone about it. If you choose this book, you will NOT be sorry! Guaranteed!!!
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins January 5, 2009
I'm not one to write book reviews on Amazon, but WOW! this was a great read! Honestly, some of the best books I've ever read have been teen/young adult novels, and this one ranks way up at the top. I could not put this down, and the story stayed with me for days, weeks really. I'm just now finding out this is book one in a trilogy, and I cannot wait for book 2! Katniss is a well-developed character whom I care about and want to know what happens next to this spunky girl!
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