Book Review: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Yasmine Sami 

As I closed the book I pondered to myself, do I consider this book any good?

The problem is when a book like The Hunger Games reaches the level of success that is equal to that  of the Harry Potter series or Twilight this causes most book reviewers, who look at books from a literature point of view to look down their noses and automatically, without any fairness chuck it into a pile of books known as junk literature. Junk literature being a genre of books that while entertaining, are considered to not contain an ounce of integrity in the literature world *cough Twilight series cough*. 

This book on the other hand, much to my delight, does not fall under the category of junk literature. Suzanne Collins has resourcefully given her book real merit. So while yes the novel is wildly entertaining, it also forces readers to ponder the deep implications that the book brings to the readers attention. As one reads about Katniss Everdeen struggles to merely help her family survive, they come to realize that she is in herself an extraordinary young woman, who has been able to do so much with so little. As she makes her way through the Hunger Games her humanity shines through on numerous occasions, for example when she buries Rue defying the Capitol's expectations. She defies the Capitol's again when she refuses to be used as a pawn in the Capitol's game and decides that she will not allow Peeta to die alone but bravely chooses to die with him. Readers recognize Katniss' braveness is is her best quality and she makes readers want to be her. Katinss' character is one of a kind, she is real, a person who has struggled and continues to thrive. Anyone can see that readers find a real role model in her, the kind that they want to emulate. 

To answer the question I asked earlier, do I think this is a good book? Yes I do, I believe that this is a very good book, indeed. 

Number of Pages: 374