Except it isn't if you've been paying attention. How could life possibly ever be fine again for this young girl tortured and forced into murder by her government because she wanted to protect her little sister? There's a horde of deep moral questions raised that aren't resolved when the 1st book ends. If the reader was reading for the plot, they didn't notice or care for these, and the only question left is "who does Katniss end up with in the end?" which appears to be enough to propel people through the remaining two books otherwise there wouldn't be the continued poor reaction to the ending. The irony of it all is that someone reading these books with the mindset of needing to know what happens next is put in the position of comparing themselves to the citizens of the Capitol watching the televised games! "Who won the games?" is the question needing answering for both parties, and they are happy to set it aside after that has been answered (the first book). This ties into the "they get less enjoyable as they go on" experience as well. The themes come more and more to the forefront as the story progresses, and someone reading for the plot will definitely not enjoy so much death, confusion, and pain. They are reading for an escape, and do not want to be forced to think of the implications of such things. Weinstein, Joshua L. (March 16, 2011). "Exclusive: Jennifer Lawrence Gets Lead Role in 'The Hunger Games' ". The Wrap . Retrieved March 17, 2011. Bird, Elizabeth (June 28, 2008). "Review of the Day: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins". School Library Journal. Archived from the original on February 3, 2009 . Retrieved December 11, 2013. Springen, Karen (March 22, 2012). "The Hunger Games Franchise: The Odds Seem Ever in Its Favor". Publishers Weekly . Retrieved April 11, 2012. As a result, I read the books with these things in mind. I can say I understand why people would say those things, but I also take issue with why people would say those things.

The rules are arbitrary, unfathomable, and subject to sudden change. A brutal social hierarchy prevails, with the rich, the good-looking, and the athletic lording their advantages over everyone else. To survive you have to be totally fake. Adults don't seem to understand how high the stakes are; your whole life could be over, and they act like it's just some "phase"! Everyone's always watching you, scrutinizing your clothes or your friends and obsessing over whether you're having sex or taking drugs or getting good enough grades, but no one cares who you really are or how you really feel about anything." [11] Los tres libros giran en lo que sucede con Katniss, una niña que toma el lugar de su hermana chica y compite. Es un poco como Harry Potter, una persona normal que no quiere la fama que recibe, pero que le hace frente, y es que cuando vence (spoiler) van cambiando las cosas y se acerca la revolución, y creo que es todo lo que puedo contar si no quiero aguar la fiesta literaria a los que vengan después de mí. By the time the film adaptation of The Hunger Games was released in 2012, the publisher had reported over 26 million Hunger Games trilogy books in print, including movie tie-in books. The Hunger Games universe is a dystopia set in Panem, a North American country consisting of the wealthy Capitol and 12 districts in varying states of poverty. Every year, children from the districts are selected via lottery to participate in a compulsory televised battle royale death match called The Hunger Games. ... So, anyway, about the review: Nothing I can say/write can't even begin to summarize just how awesome, beautiful, heart-breaking it was is. Just imagine all the things that blow-you-away, that make you cry, that make you laugh, that make you love, that give a warm glow to your heart, that make you smile through your tears, that make your heart ache, that make you want to be a better person and combine all of them. The result: The Hunger Games Trilogy. Miller, Laura (June 14, 2010). "Fresh Hell: What's behind the boom in dystopian fiction for young readers?". The New Yorker . Retrieved September 3, 2012.Franich, Darren (October 6, 2010). " 'The Hunger Games': How reality TV explains the YA sensation". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved September 10, 2012. The deus ex machina strikes mercilessly again and again at the already frail realism; the harrowing times when the characters are forced to wait it out in grueling circumstances don't harrow much at all - instead, they are shrugged off with an almost bored "and so the hours and days went by"; injuries always seem to either have an on-off switch or conveniently benefit from "coincidental" recovery periods (which are skipped just as easily with the same forced fast-forwarding); with only a few exceptions, the author seems to get scared and cringe away when reaching violent scenes. All of this finally contributes to the feeling that you're reading a medical treaty written by a butcher with good intentions.

The second book is everything that it should have been in a sequel. Much like Golden Son in the Red Rising series, this was the perfect sequel: it expands the world, gives depth to the characters we know, grows in the writing department by being much smoother, and above all, tells a tense and more compelling and interesting sequel story. From New York Times bestselling author Marie Lu comes the second book in the exhilarating Young Elites series Blasingame, James. "The Hunger Games." Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, vol. 52, no. 8, 2009, p. 724+. Academic OneFile, Accessed 6 Dec. 2016. Franich, Darren (March 21, 2011). " 'Hunger Games': Suzanne Collins talks Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved September 4, 2012. These books really rekindled my love for reading and the anticipation of waiting a year between releases, I think, really trapped me in this new fangirl universe.Save your money to buy any and all Hunger Games merchandise. It is not always cheap, but it is always necessary with this trilogy. Valby, Karen (January 6, 2011). " 'Hunger Games' exclusive: Why Gary Ross got the coveted job, and who suggested Megan Fox for the lead role". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved January 8, 2011. The Hunger Games is a trilogy of young adult dystopian novels written by American novelist Suzanne Collins. The series is set in The Hunger Games universe, and follows young Katniss Everdeen. a b c Simpson, Amy (March 22, 2012). "Jesus in 'The Hunger Games' ". Christianity Today . Retrieved September 1, 2012. Brake, Donald (March 31, 2012). "The religious and political overtones of Hunger Games". The Washington Times . Retrieved April 1, 2012.

Kat cries and does something heartfelt and we think of her as human again. At least for a little while. And then we realize that this was the entire purpose for this character in the scope of Collins story and then we feel abused. These were never meant to be character; they were always only a means to humanizing a character that Collins didn't have the chops to humanize in a more talented way. I was a bit grumpy when Collins used the tactic in Book One, but when it reared up again in Book Three, the books became thoroughly diminished in my eyes. I felt abused by Collins' contrivances.

I cannot possibly name all the characters and my opinions of them in this review, but they all have some sort of impact on you and your own opinion of reading this trilogy. I love most of them, for they have changed my life for eternity. Parlando del libro in generale, mi è piaciuta il mondo della Collins, sentivo quell'atmosfera da dittatura e lo stile di vita dei vari distretti, poi mi anche piaciuto che abbia evidenziato il lato oscuro della televisione, ovvero che tutto quello che vediamo sullo schermo non è quello che sembra anche il concetto della censura (e il periodo storico in cui stiamo vivendo attualmente e in cui stavo leggendo questa trilogia, mi ha un pò aiutato a coglierlo meglio). Amongst the few book I read after seeing the movie (part 1) and I must say I liked having those extravagant pictures in my mind while enjoying the whole story.