The Hunger Games by Emma Year 11

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

This book is a story about a character called Katniss Everdeen participating in a competition. However the competition is not for fun; people from each district have to participate but by the end there is only one winner. The book shows the suspense Katniss goes through with her partner Peeta, the boy from her district also chosen as tribute. During her time in the arena she allies with Rue a small girl from district 11 that soon dies, Katniss realises she may have not long before she dies as well  when the head game maker Claudius Templesmith announces that there can be a dual winning team as long as the tributes are from the same district. With Katniss’ last hope of winning she rushes to find Peeta.

When finding Peeta she begins to treat his wounds and even puts her own life at serious risk to get him medicine while giving the audience the feel of the ‘star crossed lovers’. However when they’re the only ones left Claudius announces that the last rule doesn’t count, when both tributes ( Katniss and Peeta) realised one has to die Katniss pulls out poisonous berries. Giving some to Peeta she makes it clear that there is no chance that one of them will die, on the count of three they decide to eat it but millimetres before putting the berries in their mouths the shouts of Claudius sounds the arena; they are both winners but Katniss has disobeyed the capital and Snow the President of Panem and the Capitol believes its an act of rebellion.

I would recommend this book to people who would like an adventurous read that has life of action but the soft touch of romance. I think it suits teenagers and young adults as the plot is advanced but the reading is easy and simple.

The writer Suzanne Collins provides you with a way of writing someone’s emotion by picturing memories from the past and describing the expressions on the character’s faces, it gives you a true feeling of what they can feel and hooks you into the story as if your there watching.

By Emma Touraine 11B

 

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