The Hunger Games (2008) is a young-adult science fiction novel written by Suzanne Collins.
… It introduces sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives in a post-apocalyptic world where a powerful government called the Capitol has risen up after several devastating disasters.
In the book, the Hunger Games are an annual televised event where the ruthless and evil Capitol randomly selects one boy and one girl from each of the twelve districts, who are then pitted against each other in a game of survival and forced to kill until only one remains. …
This book was recommended to me by 16yr-old Sam. And, I have to admit, I did enjoy it … despite the grizzly plot.
It got generally good reviews. (Steven King gave it a “B”.) And a film is planned.
And it’s refreshing to have a female author and female protagonist in a book of this genre. I recommend the book for teens. Adults could take it or leave it.
I paid about $12 for the Audible MP3 version, as part of my monthly package and some “deals”. If a non-member buys that same version, it’s $20.98.
Other costs from Amazon:
Hard Cover = $10.52.
Kindle = $9.00
Paperback = $8.99
Audiobook CD = $26.37
Worst deal in 2010 is CD. Those spinning disks have to be phased out soon.
Long term the Kindle and audio versions will have to drop in price. Cost of production and distribution is much lower than dead tree.
Rick McCharles 