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Starred Review. Reviewed by Megan Whalen Turner
If there really are just seven original plots within the world, it's odd that boy meets girl is definitely mentioned, and society goes bad and attacks the great guy never is. Yet we now have Fahrenheit 451, The Giver, the House from the Scorpion—and now, following a good tradition of Brave New Worlds, The Hunger Games. Collins hasn't tied her future to your specific date, or weighted it down with a lot of finger wagging. Rather less 1984 and rather more Death Race 2000, hers is a gripping story set inside a postapocalyptic world when a replacement to the Usa demands a tribute from each of the territories: two children being used as gladiators in a very televised fight towards the death.Katniss, from the thing that was once Appalachia, offers to adopt the place of her sister in the Hunger Games, but after this ultimate sacrifice, she's entirely centered on survival at any cost. It is her teammate, Peeta, who recognizes the value of holding onto one's humanity in such inhuman circumstances. It's a credit to Collins's skill at characterization that Katniss, like a whole new Theseus, is cold, calculating whilst still being likable. She has the attributes to become a winner, where Peeta gets the grace to get a good loser.It's no accident why these games are presented as pop culture. Every generation projects its fear: runaway science, communism, overpopulation, nuclear wars and, now, reality TV. Their State of Panem—which needs to keep its tributaries subdued and its particular citizens complacent—may have created the Games, but mindless television may be the real danger, the means where society pacifies its citizens and punishes those that don't conform. Will its connection to reality TV, ubiquitous today, date the book? It might, but for now, it can make this the correct book with the right time. What happens if we choose entertainment over humanity? In Collins's world, we'll be obsessive about grooming, we'll talk funny, and all our sentences can finish while using same rise as questions. When Katniss is distributed to stylists to become made more telegenic before she competes, she stands naked in front of them, strangely unembarrassed. They're so unlike people that we're forget about self-conscious than if a trio of oddly colored birds were pecking around my feet, she thinks. In order to not hate these creatures who are sending her to her death, she imagines them as pets. It isn't really exactly the contestants who risk the loss of these humanity. It is who watch. Katniss struggles to win not only the Games nevertheless the inherent contest for audience approval. Because this is the first book in a series, not things are resolved, and what exactly is left unanswered could be the central question. Has she sacrificed too much? We understand what she's given up to survive, and not whether or otherwise not the price was too high. Readers will wait eagerly to understand more.
Megan Whalen Turner is the author with the Newbery Honor book The Thief and it is sequels, The Queen of Attolia and The King of Attolia. The subsequent book inside series will probably be published by Greenwillow in 2010.
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Grade 7 Up -In a not-too-distant future, the United states of america of America has collapsed, weakened by drought, fire, famine, and war, to become replaced by Panem, a country divided into the Capitol and 12 districts. Each year, two young representatives from each district are selected by lottery to participate in The Hunger Games. Part entertainment, part brutal intimidation from the subjugated districts, the televised games are broadcasted throughout Panem since the 24 participants are made to eliminate their competitors, literally, with all of citizens required to watch. When 16-year-old Katniss's young sister, Prim, is selected as the mining district's female representative, Katniss volunteers to adopt her place. She and her male counterpart, Peeta, the son with the town baker who seems to get every one of the fighting skills of your lump of bread dough, will be pitted against bigger, stronger representatives who've trained because of this their whole lives. Collins's characters are completely realistic and sympathetic because they form alliances and friendships in the face of overwhelming odds; the plot is tense, dramatic, and engrossing. This book will surely resonate with all the generation raised on reality shows like 'Survivor' and 'American Gladiator.' Book among a planned trilogy.Jane Henriksen Baird, Anchorage Public Library, AK
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