Hunger Games

I told myself that I would update my blog regularly but I guess that's not happening. It's gotten really busy at work so I just haven't had the time. But anyhoo...I have a spare moment before I head off to bed so I will talk about ...Hunger Games.

I've just finished the first 2 books in the Hunger Games trilogy, and my goodness, they were good. It's a shame that there are only 3 books in this series because I could read them forever. They are super easy to read (since they are intended for a young adult audience) so they were a welcome break after just finishing The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. I've just started reading Mockingjay, the 3rd book in the Hunger Games series. This whole series has been difficult to read for the pure fact that once you start, it's hard to put down. I've had to wait until i've had long blocks of time over the weekend to just plow though the books. Reading a chapter here and there while on the metro just doesn't cut it.

So here is a brief synopsis of the trilogy. I'm assuming it takes place far into the future (It doens't really ever give a time frame) where the North America is no longer the divided into the 3 countries as we know it today. It is now called Panem, a country made up of 12 districts, ruled by a dictatorship government who pretty much keep all the districts living in poverty. Every year, the goverment chooses one boy and one girl (ages 12-18) from each district to participate in the Hunger Games where all 24 children must fight to the death until there is only one standing. This brutal event is to serve as a reminder that the Capitol is in control and there's nothing anyone can do about it. Or at least not until Katniss Everdeen volunteers herself for the Hunger Games to replace her little sister who was orignally selected.

Suzanne Collins, the author, is an excellent writer and it really is so easy to picture how the Hunger Games look like through her words. The story is action packed from beginning to end and once you pick it up and you won't be able to put the book down. I'm glad that the books have been picked up to be made into movies. It'll be awesome to see these characters brought to life.