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A review by emilyhays
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
5.0
Re-read June 2023
How do I love this more and more every time I re-read? It's just a dang good book!
Re-read July 2021
Every time I re-read this I pick up new things, and every time I read this series it feels closer and closer to our current (western) society. Damn Collins you did that.
3.5/5
I really love this series and really enjoyed rereading this first book. I love the commentary of our own world, and that Collins isn't afraid to be bold and gruesome. However, I found the writing... boring. It was incredibly straight forward and simple. While that was great for reading the novel quickly, it made the novel lack the emotion I think is required for a novel that's trying to convey the themes this novel has.
I definitely want to re-read Catching Fire soon, as I remember it to be my favourite, so I wonder if Collins' writing evolves a bit in that one as everything begins to come together for the series.
How do I love this more and more every time I re-read? It's just a dang good book!
Re-read July 2021
Every time I re-read this I pick up new things, and every time I read this series it feels closer and closer to our current (western) society. Damn Collins you did that.
3.5/5
I really love this series and really enjoyed rereading this first book. I love the commentary of our own world, and that Collins isn't afraid to be bold and gruesome. However, I found the writing... boring. It was incredibly straight forward and simple. While that was great for reading the novel quickly, it made the novel lack the emotion I think is required for a novel that's trying to convey the themes this novel has.
I definitely want to re-read Catching Fire soon, as I remember it to be my favourite, so I wonder if Collins' writing evolves a bit in that one as everything begins to come together for the series.