Book Review - Hunger Games

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (here) was not bad at all. The characters were fun to read about, the situation, although not terribly original (see here), was as fresh as a stale idea can be. My one concern is that how good can the writing be if I didn't highlight a single word or sentence?




Word? I can see that. This is a Young Adult book and although I don't have the most high brow vocab, I throw out the nickel words every now and then. So, I can't ding Collins for her limiting the four syllable words. But not a sentence? That doesn't say much. Usually I identify an amazing analogy, a moving metaphor, or a stupendous simile in everything I read. Here? Not.

That being said, I read it, and like the first time I read the DaVinci Code or Jurrasic Park it drew me in so much that I didn't want to put it down. I stayed up late nights to read it. That alone says alot about the authors ability to reel in the reader. Not only that, but I'm looking forward to the follow-on novels, particularly because the ending is so aburpt and non-redeeming. But, as much as I liked it, I wish I had liked it even more.