The Hunger Games Classic - Suzanne Collins Reviews

I was recommended to try this book by various people who all said it was a real page turner. If I would have read the blurb I probably wouldn't have bothered with it as it isn't the kind of book that I would normally read but I am really glad that I listened to peoples' recommendations and read this as I think it is an outstanding book ...  Read the complete review

After watching the film, I really wanted to buy the books and I was so happy to see as I got it as a present. I have to admit that when I first started reading The Hunger Games, I wasn't quite sure if I liked it or not, at the beginning of the first chapter the scene is being set and not much happens, but when you read on, and I assure ...  Read the complete review

I have not seen the movie yet but have just finished reading the first part of this trilogy. I was sucked in by all the hype surrounding this trilogy and managed to get an excellent deal on the books at a charity event - just a pound for each book! It took me a while before I finally got round to reading the first book - The ...  Read the complete review

Introduction:- It was through hearing of the release of The Hunger Games film and all of the hype surrounding it back in 2010 that first made me aware of the trilogy of books written by Suzanne Collins upon which the film was based. I never actually managed to get and see the film so when I saw all three of The Hunger Games ...  Read the complete review

I loved the Hunger Games. I couldn't stop reading and found myself being sucked into the disturbing world of Panem. I personally really liked Katniss and although Peeta was more admirable as a character, Katniss had a strength that had to be admired. The Hunger Games was one of those books which you end up reading late ...  Read the complete review

The hunger games is the first book in a trilogy aimed at young adults set in an alternate North America, the setting is a dystopian world filled with inequalities and violence. The book is told in the first person by Katniss Evergreen, she is a feisty 16 year old living in District 12 who takes her sisters place in the annual hunger ...  Read the complete review

Having started my career life as a literacy teacher in a young offender's prison I quickly became familiar with - and soon after addicted to - fiction aimed at young adults. I would devour these books in the hopes of finding some rare gem that would engage my particularly difficult and reluctant learner group. I initially struck gold ...  Read the complete review

After reading a few reviews on the Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins I decided to throw myself in at the deep end and order all three books, the books arrived on Thursday 30th August 2012 and by bedtime on Sunday 2nd September I had finished the last one. I am impatient little lady and I was very glad I had ordered all three, what follows ...  Read the complete review

I don't get the same time now to read like I used to since my daughter was born, but for my recent birthday, I received the three books making up the Trilogy of the Hunger Games, and was pleased but thought to myself 'when will I get time to read these?'. I had the first book read within three days, and that was only in the evening when ...  Read the complete review

I'll get straight to it: The Hunger Games is addictive, powerful and completely absorbing. A young adult's read, I have yet to meet someone (of any age) who does not like this book - it is compelling and original, and a somewhat scary vision of what could become of our future. I happened to watch the film version before I ...  Read the complete review

"Winning with make you famous. Losing means certain death. In a dark vision of the near future, twelve boys and twelve girls are forced to appear in a live TV show called the Hunger Games. There is only one rule; kill or be killed. When 16 year old Katniss Everdeen steps forward to take her sisters place, she sees it as a death ...  Read the complete review

I read The Hunger Games largely for research, as I'm working on a YA novel and wanted to understand what it was about this novel that made it so massively popular. I'd also previously read Battle Royale and heard about the (quite obvious) similarities and was curious about this. Plus it was on offer at £3.49 on Amazon, so worked out ...  Read the complete review

I finished the three books in about 2 weeks! They are amazing, the story of the books are great and have you hooked from the very beginning, the way the author leaves you guessing what might happen next and trying to predict what will happen is very good! The storyline of the books is similar to the shows like big brother, ...  Read the complete review

after watching the film i decided to buy the books. the first book is not that dissimilar the film besides a few alterations and the exceptional attention to detail. i read this book to and from university on the train and didn't want to put it down even when it was my stop. such an amazing book and film. lets hope the others follow its grace and superb.

To give you a little bit of background, I was told I 'had' to read this book by a few friends. To be honest, I knew the basic plot before I set out to read this book, and it's not the normal thing I would go for, so I was a little dubious when setting out to read this. Normally I tend to read 'chick lit' style books, or books that are ...  Read the complete review

I'm not normally the sort of person who gets dragged along into the latest craze for the sake of it, preferring to make up my own mind whether I think something is good or not. It takes me a little while to even become aware that something is a trend, so unsurprisingly, the 2008 novel 'The Hunger Games' had largely passed me by until I ...  Read the complete review

Right from the very beginning of this book I was hooked. The characters are very well balanced and immediately relatable, you can't help but route for them; especially the character of Peeta and dear little Prim. Suzanne writes a beautifully sculpted plot with enough twists and turns to keep any reader interested. The book is ...  Read the complete review

Firstly I want to say I have never seen the Hunger games movie. This review is entirely based on the book. I ordered this book online as I had heard good things about it from a friend, I received it on the Wednesday and it was finished by the Friday. The book is set in the distant future where the world we know today no longer ...  Read the complete review

PRICE: £7.99 (but currently £3.99 on Amazon) LENGTH: 464 pages OVERVIEW: Katniss Everdeen, a 16 year old girl, lives in a fictional dystopian country called Panem which is made up of the Capitol and 12 outlying districts - hers being District 12. Each year, two young people (a boy and a girl), under the age of 18, ...  Read the complete review

After seeing trailers for the film and being recommended the book by a friend, I finally gave in and downloaded this onto my Kindle. I started it yesterday and have just finished! The story is set in a ficticious world, where the Capitol controls 12 districts. They are punished every year for a previous uprising and part of ...  Read the complete review