18 - The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins, 384 pages, Scholastic Press, 2010
WHY I PICKED IT: My Toronto Book Club selected it.
ELAPSED TIME: 3 days
RATING: Good
I must admit, despite a few friends who loved the series, I am surprised that I got as into this book as I did.
Telling the story of Katniss who is born to a community (Sector 12) that has been colonized. She hunts to survive and feed her family. When her sister (Perm) is randomly selected to fight in "The Hunger Games," a game organized by the colonizers to entertain themselves and keep the colonies off balance, Katniss volunteers to take Perm's place. The game is a future-day Roman Colosseum where 24 contestants must fight to the death to earn their freedom.
This is an entertaining read.
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