9th+grade+book+review

media type="file" key="davidr-bookreview-2012.mp3" width="240" height="20" //__The Hunger Games __// is a novel by Suzanne Collins. It takes place in a country of America, after it was destroyed by war. The idea came from the TV show survivor. It is the perfect mix of action and suspense. It is a book you won’t want to put down.

This book was really good. There weren’t many faults in it. The parts that kept me going was the actual arena scenes. There was a perfect amount of action. The details on the killings were perfect. She just described it so perfectly. When she was fighting for the backpack, she made you think you were there, struggling, adrenaline coursing through your body, pain shooting through you. I loved how she plotted it, and how she used kids instead of adults. If she had used adults, she would have made it seem like cage fighting, just with a bigger cage and weapons meant for killing. The only thing that lacked was the keeping the action consistent, which I expected, since she had to come up with everything as she went.

Lots of times this book was predictable. During the reaping, I knew it was going to be her or someone she knew getting picked. I knew she was going to be the one in the arena, since she is the main character. Also, at the end of the games, there is a re-twist in the rules. This I thought was the most obvious thing in the whole book. They were not planning on letting multiple people win, where they?? 

The part I least liked about the book was the staged love situation. I’m not really into all that romance stuff. If there’s a book that has a lot of romance in it, I will put it away. I won’t pick it up ever again. Even though I don’t like that in the book, it seems to be needed in there because the book for you. It’s what sets the plot in the second and third. So even though I didn’t like it, it still went good with the book.

In conclusion, I would recommend this book to anyone twelve or older. They need to be able to read decently at least. But most importantly, they need to be able to understand the plot. At times it can be confusing. If you like books with action, suspense, and sadly, a little romance, this is the perfect book for you.