The Hunger Games, written by Suzanne Collins, is a story about a dystopian society called Panem. Set in the future, Panem is under the rule of The Capitol, and more than half of its citizens are forced to live in poverty. Katniss Everdeen, the protagonist of the story, must fight to survive in the annual Hunger Games, and by doing so, she finds the meaning of courage, friendship, and love. I have wanted to buy this book myself for some time now, I have seen the movie but I would like to explore the world of Panem by reading about it. I found two amazing book reviews online, the first on About.com by Jean Hatfield and the second through the Christian Science Monitor Newspaper online database that was written by Yvonne Zipp. Both of these articles
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By typing in “’The Hunger Games’ book review” I came across an abundance of reviews but I happened to click on Zipp’s and I do not regret it at all. Zipp uses a personal example to compare it with what Katniss goes through and that caught my attention. She states that while in grade school she had to cope with the torment of the Presidential Fitness Test, but unlike Katniss, if Zipp failed that would not mean that her life was at stake. Zipp gives enough background information of the story to get the reader of the article wanting more and more ultimately convincing them (like she convinced me) to buy the book and read it. Zipp does a great job at introducing Katniss to the reader, describing her as “the least introspective teenage girl in history” and “inconsiderate to the feelings of others, but still very protective of her sister Prim and her mother.” Zipp also distinguishes some themes that she found in the story that have some historical parallelism from the Irish Potato Famine to World War II and Stalinist Russia. Also, she evaluated ideas that can spark up a conversation such as the injustice of social classes. In her article she stated that the book is best suited for readers twelve and up due to some of the descriptions of gory deaths that could possibly be emotionally disturbing. Throughout her review, Zipp constantly talks good about the book and her tone is never negative. Overall, Yvonne Zipp’s review was very well elaborated and it truly convinced me to buy the
By typing in “’The Hunger Games’ book review” I came across an abundance of reviews but I happened to click on Zipp’s and I do not regret it at all. Zipp uses a personal example to compare it with what Katniss goes through and that caught my attention. She states that while in grade school she had to cope with the torment of the Presidential Fitness Test, but unlike Katniss, if Zipp failed that would not mean that her life was at stake. Zipp gives enough background information of the story to get the reader of the article wanting more and more ultimately convincing them (like she convinced me) to buy the book and read it. Zipp does a great job at introducing Katniss to the reader, describing her as “the least introspective teenage girl in history” and “inconsiderate to the feelings of others, but still very protective of her sister Prim and her mother.” Zipp also distinguishes some themes that she found in the story that have some historical parallelism from the Irish Potato Famine to World War II and Stalinist Russia. Also, she evaluated ideas that can spark up a conversation such as the injustice of social classes. In her article she stated that the book is best suited for readers twelve and up due to some of the descriptions of gory deaths that could possibly be emotionally disturbing. Throughout her review, Zipp constantly talks good about the book and her tone is never negative. Overall, Yvonne Zipp’s review was very well elaborated and it truly convinced me to buy the