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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 always mentioned, and society goes bad and attacks the nice guy never is. Yet we've Fahrenheit 451, The Giver, The Home of 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 too much finger wagging. Rather less 1984 and rather more Death Race 2000, hers is often a gripping story set in the postapocalyptic world when a replacement for that Usa demands a tribute from each of their territories: two children being used as gladiators in a very televised fight for the death.Katniss, from the undeniable fact that was once Appalachia, offers to take the place of her sister in the Hunger Games, but after this ultimate sacrifice, jane is entirely centered on survival at any cost. It is her teammate, Peeta, who recognizes the significance of holding to one's humanity in such inhuman circumstances. It's a credit to Collins's skill at characterization that Katniss, like a new Theseus, is cold, calculating whilst still being likable. She gets the attributes to get a winner, where Peeta has the grace being a good 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 hold its tributaries subdued and its particular citizens complacent—may have came up with Games, but mindless television could be the real danger, the means by which society pacifies its citizens and punishes those who don't conform. Will its connection to reality TV, ubiquitous today, date the book? It might, but for now, it makes this the correct book at the right time. What happens when we choose entertainment over humanity? In Collins's world, we'll be obsessive about grooming, we'll talk funny, and all our sentences will end with the same rise as questions. When Katniss is distributed to stylists to become made more telegenic before she competes, she stands naked facing them, strangely unembarrassed. They're so unlike people that i am no more self-conscious than if a trio of oddly colored birds were pecking around my feet, she thinks. In order to never hate these creatures who are sending her to her death, she imagines them as pets. It is not the contestants who risk the loss with their humanity. It is all who watch. Katniss struggles to win not exactly the Games nevertheless the inherent contest for audience approval. Because this really is the first book in the series, not everything is resolved, and what exactly is left unanswered may be the central question. Has she sacrificed too much? We understand what she's given around survive, but not if the price was too high. Readers will wait eagerly to find out more.
Megan Whalen Turner is the author from the Newbery Honor book The Thief and its particular sequels, The Queen of Attolia and The King of Attolia. The subsequent 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 United states of america 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 from the subjugated districts, the televised games are broadcasted throughout Panem since the 24 participants are expected to eliminate their competitors, literally, effortlessly 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 from the town baker who seems to own all the fighting skills of a lump of bread dough, is likely to be pitted against bigger, stronger representatives who have trained just for 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 definitely resonate with all the generation raised on reality shows like 'Survivor' and 'American Gladiator.' Book certainly one of a planned trilogy.Jane Henriksen Baird, Anchorage Public Library, AK
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