Hunger Games

I know I'm a little late to the game, but I finally read "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins.  This is a story about "Panem, a country that rose up out of the ashes of what was once North America".  Now broken up into 12 districts, each specializes in one aspect of what people need to live.  Katniss lives in District 12, they are responsible for mining coal and are the poorest of the districts. 

As the book opens, it is the day of the reaping where two children between the ages of 12 and 18 are chosen from each district to participate in the annual "Hunger Games" were they will fight to the death.

I usually don't get into futuristic books, but this one isn't to hard to imagine.  The author does a great job describing the landscape of the time period without being to wordy.

We follow Katniss and Peeta who are chosen to represent their district.  This is a huge event that is celebrated and televised to all.  The pairs from each district are given mentors and a fashion team to coach and prepare them to earn sponsors (who can give them slight advantages in the arena) and devise a game plan.

This was a fast and great read.  I am super excited to see this on the big screen and excited to read the next book in the series.

I give this book a 5 out of 5 stars.
Pure enjoyment.