The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins
As I've been following this book each page I read keeps me flipping to the next one. Suzanne Collins really does a wonderful job of incorporating personality in each of the characters. At some points the anger and temper Katniss has can relate to each of us. We all act or say something we know inside we should not have mentioned when we’re angered. It really puts you in their shoes with the worry of what the harsh consequences could be. Katniss and Peeta are the all-time underdogs of the games from the poorest district in Panem, yet starting with the ceremonies at the captiol they seemed to attract the most attention. Giving the tributes that spent their whole life training to win all the more reason to take them out first.
Also it keeps you guessing on who can really be trusted and who can not. Katniss wants to trust Peeta and remain rebellious allies, but all the while she thinks it could be just some secret strategy he has. To kill her with kindness is how she puts it, the one thing that can come between her life and death she’s always unsure. Following their orders they appear to have some feelings for each other for the cameras, although deep down I believe they both feel something between them. It is a reality show love story lie to the country, its this that’s going to keep them alive whether they have to kill each other in the end.
Matt Eades
