Customer Reviews

The Hunger Games

5 star:		(88)
4 star:		(17)
3 star:		(6)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

Ordered all 3 books of the serie and love them. It's a great story, well written and it keeps you on the edge of you seat from beginning to end. I recommand all 3 books without hesitation. It's too bad the the movie, following the books, was a bit of a let down. I find that the director did not do the books justice in the movie, and there were too many discrepancies from the book.

I very much enjoyed The Hunger Games, the story was very creative and kept you reading, I didn't want to put it down. I was not long ordering the other 2 books to the trilogy.

I should preface by saying I don’t usually read books like The Hunger Games, and when I saw the series getting whole-shelf treatment in bookstores I sniffed derisively and assumed the volumes represented a trilogy of teen trash. I usually read stuff with “literary merit,” and didn’t think this book fit that category, but I’m now forced to rethink that point of view. I had to read the novel for a course, and sighed when I saw it on the list, but I was surprised to find it was good, especially surprised given I’d seen the movie and wasn’t impressed. The Hunger Games is a very good read; it’s clearly and competently written and has great pace. The peaks and troughs are timed just so, and the story is violent, emotive, and compelling. This book helped make me re-evaluate how I look at literature and made me question what young adult fiction is; isn’t the HG more like science fiction? If an adult thinks it has that thing called literary merit, can it be classified as material for young people? Why was I so ready to dismiss it without giving it a chance? Anyway, a great bit of escapism. Now we’ll see if Catching Fire and Mockingjay are comparable. I’d recommend this book to almost anybody.

Troy Parfitt is the author of Why China Will Never Rule the World

Very good story that keeps you wanting more. I cannot wait to read the next two books. The Hunger Games is fun easy reading and the story flows to keep you wanting more.

The book was well written and it kept my attention pretty well. Interesting concept and I intend to read the next one.

I read the book first then watched the movie.
The book goes into much more detail as expected.
I would recommend the book to all ages.

I love the political undertones wihtin the Hunger Games Trilogy. I read this after watching the movie and immediately finished the series within the week! Highly recommend.

I absolutely enjoyed reading the book. The story is intriguing and if you watched the movie reading the books is even more interesting.

It was okay for YA fiction. A bit flat at times, leaning heavily on the trendy "strong female character" trope rather than good plot. But all in all, was a fun read. I read this in a sort of preparation for the movie and to decide whether or not I might like to watch the movie. Katniss annoyed me at times, she seemed 2 dimensional and oblivious to nearly everything around her throughout the series. The attempt to make her a courageous but naive girl seemed forced. Would have done a lot better by dropping the obtuse naivete.

This book is a must read. I could not stop reading it.
Well worth the purchase from Amazon.com, and have gotten
the rest of the series, each one great reading.