Yup, hunger games until 4 in the morning. Just to give you an idea of just how irresistible this book is, I'll give you a little recap of my day yesterday.
1)I get home from work at 4ish and decided to start reading the book all of my friends were raving about at about 5.
2) I read from that point until 4 the next morning, only taking a couple hours off to eat dinner and go to baptisms at the temple.
3) I breathe a sigh of satisfaction and go to sleep.
It was a wonderful 11 hours of my life. :) The book is a decent length (about 400 pages), but it's a breeze to get through. There isn't a dull moment in all its 400 something pages, and since it's a children's book, it's very easy to read. It's the perfect book if you want to be entertained without thinking too hard.
But Hunger Games isn't just a trivial thriller, either. The story takes place in a society that is not only completely totalitarian, but oppressive, cruel, and savage. The people are powerless against the Capitol, which outwardly portrays a life of ease and luxury, but inwardly contains a government that will shoot people for hunting for themselves, and kill children for sport. So, although the storyline is geared towards the action-loving reader, there is an element of political protest as well. Throw that in there and all of a sudden you have a novel that is not only exciting, but a little bit thought provoking as well. Plus there's a little romance, which I'm a sucker for (but what girl isn't, really?)
Basically, I loved it and I can't wait to start the second one. Hunger Games is such a quick read, it is definitely worth the time. I highly recommend it. To everyone. Really, go read it now. K Bye. :)
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