Red Carpet Week Pt. 5: The Hunger Games

There is so much talk of an earth shattering apocalypse, but no one really believes it will happen. But what if it did? What if after this apocalypse, society was left in ruin and was taken over by a dictatorship. This post-apocalyptic world is called Panem, and it is found in Suzanne Collins’s first book in a trilogy, The Hunger Games. In this country, there are 12 districts and every year a boy and girl from each district has to compete in a televised battle where only one can survive.

Katniss is a sixteen year old living in the 12^th district, called Seam. She lives in the poor neighborhood, and her family does not have much. Since her father died in a mine accident, she has become the head of the family. She is strong and brave, and she does what needs to be done for others without thinking of consequences.

                Gale Hawthorne is her best friend. He is eighteen, so it’s his last year he could be picked for the Hunger games. He met Katniss while hunting, an act that is illegal. Gale’s father had also been killed in the accident, so he had to hunt for food as well as she. He is similar to her, and he seems to have quite a crush on her. Peeta is the son of the well-off baker, who also has a crush on Katniss, but he’s always kept it hidden.

                When the drawing comes for the Hunger Games contestants, Peeta is selected, and so is Primrose. Primrose is Katniss’s younger sister, and so to protect her, Katniss volunteers in Primrose’s place. Katniss and Peeta are taken to the Capitol after short goodbyes from their families and Gale. There they are trained and prepared for the battle that could very well be the thing that kills them. But are they ready for it? Let the Hunger Games begin.

This is the amazing, highly anticipated trailer for The Hunger Games. The movie, which will be released late March 2012, stars Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss, Josh Hutcherson as Peeta, and Liam Hemsworth as Gale. Not to mention Woody Harrelson, from Zombieland, as Haymitch, their drunken trainer.

RED’S ALL STAR REVIEW: 4 ½ stars out of 5. This is easily one of the best books I’ve ever read. I can’t say enough good things about. I couldn’t put it down until I was done, not even to eat! This is the one book from this week that everyone needs to read.

MASS APPEAL: Everyone will like this book. There is not much mush between the characters, there’s a lot of action and because it’s a battle where they are being killed, there is violence told in cruel detail. I loved it so much I can’t even describe it. It will be as big as Twilight, but the book and movie are and will be so much better!

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