The Hunger Games

I've been in a funk lately for numerous reasons.  Last night I decided it was time to do something about it.  So, I did what I normally do when I feel like I'm in a funk.  I take a long, hot bath and read a good book.

I've been keeping up with the casting for the Hunger Games movie and it has made me want to re-read the series.  So, last night, I started re-reading the first book (The Hunger Games)... and then I finished it.  Ha!  I haven't been on the right schedule (for me), so I knew I needed to stay up late to reset myself.  So, I stayed up until after 1:00 reading.  

The first time I read it, I loved it.  Well, this time I still really loved it.  I think I appreciated it more this time since I know so much more about everything in the book.  The book made me cry just as much as it did the first time, if not more.  

Although I really love the book, I'm torn about the movie.  I'm not sure how in the world they will be able to pull it off.  Most of the book is the thoughts of Katniss (the protagonist).  It's not like she's saying everything out loud (I mean, she is being hunted after all).  So, I don't know how they're going to be able to really get across what Katniss is thinking and feeling in the movie.  It should be interesting.  And, you better believe that I will be there on March 23, 2012 to see it!

The Hunger Games

For Christmas, I received an inordinate amount of books. The first two I read were The Hunger Games and Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins, or the first two books of The Hunger Games Trilogy. I devoured them. They are absolutely amazing books. I am holding my breath for the third and final book, Mockingjay, which comes out August 24th... or one hundred sixty-two days away. :)

This comes from the publisher's website:

Twenty-four are forced to enter. Only the winner survives.

In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. Each year, the districts are forced by the Capitol to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the Hunger Games, a brutal and terrifying fight to the death – televised for all of Panem to see.

Survival is second nature for sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who struggles to feed her mother and younger sister by secretly hunting and gathering beyond the fences of District 12. When Katniss steps in to take the place of her sister in the Hunger Games, she knows it may be her death sentence. If she is to survive, she must weigh survival against humanity and life against love.

It's incredibly suspenseful. And I couldn't put either book down. And, I'm sure I won't be able to put down Mockingjay either. If you get a chance, please read this series. You won't regret it.