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Starred Review. Reviewed by Megan Whalen Turner
If there really are just seven original plots within the world, it's odd that boy meets girl is definitely mentioned, and society goes bad and attacks the nice guy never is. Yet we've got Fahrenheit 451, The Giver, the House in the Scorpion—and now, following a long tradition of Brave New Worlds, The Hunger Games. Collins hasn't tied her future with a specific date, or weighted it down with a lot of finger wagging. Rather less 1984 and rather more Death Race 2000, hers is a gripping story set in the postapocalyptic world in which a replacement for the United States demands a tribute from each of its territories: two children to be used as gladiators in a very televised fight towards the death.Katniss, from what was once Appalachia, offers to take the host to her sister in the Hunger Games, but after this ultimate sacrifice, she is entirely focused on 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 but still likable. She gets the attributes to become a winner, where Peeta has got the grace being a fantastic loser.It's no accident these games are presented as pop culture. Every generation projects its fear: runaway science, communism, overpopulation, nuclear wars and, now, reality TV. Their State of Panem—which needs to hold its tributaries subdued and its particular citizens complacent—may have created the Games, but mindless television will be the real danger, the means through which society pacifies its citizens and punishes those that neglect to conform. Will its connection to reality TV, ubiquitous today, date the book? It might, but for now, it can make this the right book on the right time. What happens as we choose entertainment over humanity? In Collins's world, we'll be enthusiastic about grooming, we'll talk funny, and many types of our sentences can finish while using same rise as questions. When Katniss is shipped to stylists being made more telegenic before she competes, she stands naked in front of them, strangely unembarrassed. They're so unlike people that we are no more self-conscious than if a trio of oddly colored birds were pecking around my feet, she thinks. In order not to hate these creatures who're sending her to her death, she imagines them as pets. It is not only the contestants who risk the loss of their humanity. It is all who watch. Katniss struggles to win not merely the Games but the inherent contest for audience approval. Because this is the first book in the series, not everything is resolved, and what's left unanswered may be the central question. Has she sacrificed too much? We determine what she's given up to survive, however, not whether the price was too high. Readers will wait eagerly to learn more.
Megan Whalen Turner may be 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 inside the series will likely 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 be replaced by Panem, a country divided in the Capitol and 12 districts. Each year, two young representatives from each district are selected by lottery to engage in The Hunger Games. Part entertainment, part brutal intimidation with the subjugated districts, the televised games are broadcasted throughout Panem since the 24 participants are made to eliminate their competitors, literally, with all citizens necessary to watch. When 16-year-old Katniss's young sister, Prim, is selected as the mining district's female representative, Katniss volunteers to consider her place. She and her male counterpart, Peeta, the son from the town baker who seems to own every among the fighting skills of the lump of bread dough, is gonna be pitted against bigger, stronger representatives who've trained with this their whole lives. Collins's characters are completely realistic and sympathetic because they form alliances and friendships within the face of overwhelming odds; the plot is tense, dramatic, and engrossing. This book will definitely resonate with the generation raised on reality shows like 'Survivor' and 'American Gladiator.' Book considered one of a planned trilogy.Jane Henriksen Baird, Anchorage Public Library, AK
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