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Originally Posted by IlovemyAKA
Grad school has been kicking my butt and I haven't had much time for leisurely reading. Can someone write a general synopsis? Sure, I'm going to google the series once I close this thread but I want to hear from people who've read them. Once I finish school (graduation Dec 18, woot woot!!), I plan to start reading for entertainment again.
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A summary.
Post-apolcalyptic America: 13 (well 12) Districts ruled by 1 Capital. Due to a rebellion in the past, the Capital enforces discipline on the districts by making them provide 2 Tributes in the form of children between 12 and 18 to participate in The Hunger Games every year. The children are then thrown in the arena and forced to kill or be killed for the entertainment of the Roman, I mean... Capital citizenry. It's like Survivor done by Caligula. How much more horrifying is it because you could see a TV show like this existing and people watching it? The books follow Katniss who will end up in The Hunger Games because that's how books like this work.
Government is predictably corrupt and Big Brother-esque, there's a huge divide between the Capital citizens and those of the districts. (At least of the ones we see the most of, there are some seen as suck-ups/collaborators) I find the characters interesting though ones that I'd liked early on in the series became seriously grating later on. Then I remember that they
are teenagers after all. Katniss isn't particularly a hero, she's just in the right (wrong?) place at the right time and her ability to survive is based in large part due to her ingenuity but also some dumb luck and the guidance and help of others.
Also along for the ride are her mother and sister, her co-Tribute Peeta, their alcoholic mentor, her best friend and sometimes-cousin, and an assortment of other characters ranging from vicious and cruel to tragic to absurd.
Unlike others, I didn't find Mockingjay particularly bad, but I kind of liked the fact that she wasn't entirely capable of handling everything. She's capable, but she's not invincible.
I enjoyed the whole series.
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