But, seriously, Suzanne Collins' the Hunger Games is a legitimate phenomenon that took the world by storm when it was first published and grew even bigger when it was translated to the screen last year. I knew the movie was coming out so I read it...(Yeah, I'm one of those people who like to read the book before they see the movie)...and was completely surprised and delighted with how well the story was written.
The story continues with Catching Fire, where we see how Katniss and her family deal with the trappings of fame, the rumblings of rebellion and the constant underlying threat of President Snow, who Katniss and Peeta forced to declare them co-winners of the Hunger Games in the first book, finding a way to pay her back for that bit of defiance. And find a way he does...
It's called the Quarter Quell and all of the winners of the Hunger Games, past and present, are getting thrown back into the ring to fight and die once again. Not something to look forward to if you barely survived with your life in one battle royale already, not to mention the fact that people are possibly trying to mold you into the symbol of the resistance. It's safe to say that life is definitely no crystal stair for Katniss...
...But it makes for great reading. Run. Pick this up or download it before the movie next year.
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