At the beginning of this semester, I saw a Facebook status in which one of my friends said, "Ugh, why didn't I discover Hunger Games over break when I actually had time to read," or something to that effect. I sympathized, being one of those people who gets easily caught up in books, but couldn't quite empathize, since I had no idea what the Hunger Games was about. Now I get it.
Not only is this a thrilling book full of action, adventure, and romance, it’s incredibly well paced so it keeps you flipping pages until the very end. Just when I assumed the drama was over and we could get on with the boring post-games, happy ending roundup, the conflict built even more. I suppose that’s one good thing about it being part of a series instead of an independent novel—not everything had to be resolved simply. There are still a lot of unknowns where the character of Katniss is concerned, though we get a conclusion on the Games themselves. I like the whole not-knowing-everything ending to a book, especially when there’s a possibility that the next book in the series will provide answers and hopefully even more questions.
As I considered reading the next book (and I will as soon as exams are over), I couldn’t help but make a mental list of things I wanted to see more of or know more about. I hope there is a lot more where the capital/district dynamic is involved. While the Games set an excellent stage for this battle in the first book, I want to see some sort of justice be had there by District 12. I want more history on the country, more details on the rebellion. I’d like to get to know Gale a little better, since he was included but barely present in book one. And of course, because I’m into clichés and all that, I can’t wait to see where this whole Katniss/Peeta thing goes. Ahh, love in the midst of really, really awful reality.
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