author: Suzanne Collins
name: Becca
average rating: 4.04
book published: 2010
rating: 4
read at: 2012/05/01
date added: 2012/12/26
shelves: ya, utopia-dystopia, post-apocalyptic
review:
This book deserves high praise just for how novel it is - I have never seen an ostensibly young adult book explore such abstract concepts, such as the sacrifices that the "good guys" make for victory. I found the role that Katniss was cast in and the tension between the role she had to perform and her own goals and personality particularly compelling. The use of media and "spin" by both sides was done in a very subtle, well-handled way.
I continue to object to Collins' writing style - her word choice and her decision to very explicitly explain concepts as she goes along both play to a much more juvenile audience than the audience who would be able to appreciate the concepts in the Hunger Games anyway, so I am not sure why that choice was made.