Quick Review: The Hunger Games
[ Image Credit ] Note: I am making a serious attempt to keep this spoiler-free, so just about everything included here is limited to what is set out early in the book and my general reactions to the book. It's a fun and interesting read, so I wouldn't want to spoil it for anyone! ___________________ So, I finished the Hunger Games within a week, which is pretty quick for me. It's usually too hard to find really solid amounts of time at once to sit down and read for hours, as much as I'd like to. It's a quick read and it's a really gripping read. It's fun and fast-paced, and I found that it created a lot of anxiety for me as I read it. I found the main character, Katniss, very easy to relate to, being a brunette from what is basically the East Coast in the Appalachians, she's tough, she's determined, and she's practical. She doesn't leave a lot of room for softer side of life because she doesn't see the value...