So what I've prepared for today is a one-hundred-percent spoiler filled review of the first book in The Hunger Games Trilogy. Here it goes;
Now, Suzanne Collins is a genius. She employs a brave female lead
character, an ever fathomable dystopian setting, and the constant force of evil
of a metaphorical and illusive prison. What struck me most in book numero uno
was Katniss Everdeen. And no, not her snarky sex appeal and glistening pride.
The humanity Collins manages to give this character, what with the annual
reaping for the 74th Hunger Games that brings the Capitol to its
knees. Suppressing 12 separated districts, making them unbelievably reliant on
each other and all the while keeping a well-fed, luxurious state in the center turns all the focus on the collective outsider-ness. As in any good teen story
these days, we have the impossible love. Aah – the love triangle.. Where hath
thou been, since Twilight escaped the internet poets wrath? As our protagonist
struggles with keeping a family alive, Gale, our now unreachable, impalpable,
eye smothering beast, develops into a hunk in the eyes of our beloved female
lead. What could possibly go wrong, what with the world literally crawling in
the dust of deception?
There we go, little sister selected to die, big
sister volunteers instead (which the movie if you’ve seen it clearly misrepresents),
Peeta Mellark is chosen (ooh another boy crush maybe? Cause I totally did not
already spoil the triangle details) and off they go into the city hall.
Basically, we have made it through 50 out of 450 pages. Here, we see the mayor’s
daughter Madge give Katniss the come-to-be-important Mockingjay pin. Enough of
that, time to visit the heart of terror and evil; The Capitol awaits our fellow
warriors. Now, during the time of the training, we are also more introduced to Haymitch
the drunkard, booze soaked, liquid ball of hope and joy. All the while, Katniss
thinks “Oh no, is Peeta going to try to kill me?” and gets no reassurance from
anyone. The Hunger Games start, and off they go!
Both District 12 fighters survive the initial
killing spree and Peeta joins the Careers from Dist 1 and 2. Forest fires burn,
and we see mutts, or mutations as tracker jackers. All the while Katniss teams
up with little Rue from District 8, and plans to blow up the others food
supply. Then oh no, she is half deaf and little miss Primrose look-alike dies. Peeta
is injured, sad kisses in the caves and praise from the coach. Now all we need
is a little Capitol involvement and we are all set to go for the grand finale!
Surely, when Collins planned this part, she was in a
rush. The book is literally almost at its end, and now it’s time for the plot
twist: two victors from the same District can be crowned. Aaw what jolly good
news for our star-crossed lovers. Yea. Right. Peeta and Katniss struggle to the
Cornucopia, or the-big-thing-in-the-middle-of-the-arena, and kill Cato, the
last of the Careers. All is over and well! No. Did you really think so? The
Head Gamemaker and President Snow have other plans. Either way, with some
poisonous nightlock berries the two will off themselves in protest to the
Games. The Capitol intervenes and it turns out that someone (Snow) is a bit of
a cranky-pant who holds a grudge like a fat lady holds a note. Peeta loses his
legs, and Katniss one eardrum. As a sort of punch line, the two winners are
forced to return as lovers to their homes, and live sadly ever after. Or until
book number two picks up literally hours after the first ends.
So stay tuned for that, I bet you’ll feel equally
spoiled with tough constructive criticism from yours truly
ETBlogsHome 2013-07-05
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