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Starred Review. Reviewed by Megan Whalen Turner
If there really are just seven original plots in the world, it's odd that boy meets girl is definitely mentioned, and society goes bad and attacks the good guy never is. Yet we've got Fahrenheit 451, The Giver, the House with the Scorpion—and now, following a good tradition of Brave New Worlds, The Hunger Games. Collins hasn't tied her future to some specific date, or weighted it down with a lot of finger wagging. Rather less 1984 and rather more Death Race 2000, hers is often a gripping story set in a very postapocalyptic world in which a replacement for that United states of america demands a tribute from each of their territories: two children to become used as gladiators in a very televised fight towards the death.Katniss, from the thing that was once Appalachia, offers to take the host to her sister within the Hunger Games, but after this ultimate sacrifice, she's entirely dedicated to survival at any cost. It is her teammate, Peeta, who recognizes the significance of holding on 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 being a winner, where Peeta gets the grace to be a great loser.It's no accident that these games are presented as pop culture. Every generation projects its fear: runaway science, communism, overpopulation, nuclear wars and, now, reality TV. the State of Panem—which needs to maintain its tributaries subdued and it is 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 who neglect to conform. Will its connection to reality TV, ubiquitous today, date the book? It might, but for now, it can make this the best book in the right time. What happens if we choose entertainment over humanity? In Collins's world, we'll be enthusiastic about grooming, we'll talk funny, and all our sentences will end using the same rise as questions. When Katniss is shipped to stylists to get made more telegenic before she competes, she stands naked facing them, strangely unembarrassed. They're so unlike people that we are no longer self-conscious than if a trio of oddly colored birds were pecking around my feet, she thinks. In order never to hate these creatures that are sending her to her death, she imagines them as pets. It isn't just the contestants who risk the loss of their humanity. It is who watch. Katniss struggles to win not only the Games but the inherent contest for audience approval. Because that is the first book in a series, not it is all totally resolved, and what exactly is left unanswered is the central question. Has she sacrificed too much? We know adequately what she's got given around survive, however, not whether the price was too high. Readers will wait eagerly to master more.
Megan Whalen Turner is the author of the Newbery Honor book The Thief and its particular sequels, The Queen of Attolia and The King of Attolia. The next book within the series will probably be published by Greenwillow in 2010.
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Grade 7 Up -In a not-too-distant future, the Usa of America has collapsed, weakened by drought, fire, famine, and war, to get replaced by Panem, a country divided to the Capitol and 12 districts. Each year, two young representatives from each district are selected by lottery to be involved in The Hunger Games. Part entertainment, part brutal intimidation in 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 because the mining district's female representative, Katniss volunteers to adopt her place. She and her male counterpart, Peeta, the son from the town baker who seems to own every one of the fighting skills of a lump of bread dough, will likely be pitted against bigger, stronger representatives who've trained because of this their whole lives. Collins's characters are completely realistic and sympathetic as they form alliances and friendships inside the face of overwhelming odds; the plot is tense, dramatic, and engrossing. This book will definitely resonate using 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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