
If you are like me and have avoided the hype, here is a
quick summary of what the story line is. Katniss Everdeen is a seventeen year
old who lives somewhere in a future world. (That was enough to make me avoid
the story for so long—not a sci-fi fan.) In this world there is something called
the Hunger Games which is a way for the government to keep their districts in
line by showing their power in requiring that a boy and girl from each district
be placed in an artificially produced environment and hunt and kill each other
until there is only one survivor. Katniss manages to upset the usual outcome of
the games and set in motion a rebellion she didn’t even know was in the making.
The three books take you through all the struggles of a
young girl and the horrors she has to face as her family and friends she loves
are affected by all she does or just by who she is. A lot to place on the
shoulders of one so young and Suzanne Collins does a great job of exploring her
feelings as well as creating great supporting characters for her story.
I only got to watch the second movie in the series, Catching
Fire, since the cruise ship only offered the last two movies. It followed the
book very closely with a little deviation here and there in order to make the
story move along visually.
All in all, if you are facing some free time and hitting the
road, these would be some great books to take along.
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