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Hunger Games Companion (2011)

by Lois H. Gresh(Favorite Author)

4.02 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0312617933 (ISBN13: 9780312617936)

languge

English

genre

Science Fiction

publisher

St. Martin's Griffin

review 1: I had very high hopes for this book. I absolutely adore the Hunger Games, so I was excited to see someone elses insight into the series, and perhaps find out something I didn't know before. This was not the case. Although the book was interesting, I couldn't finish it. It really had nothing to do with the Hunger Games. A large chapter was about all the many kinds of weapons there are in the world. This was linked very quickly to the Hunger Games at the end, because Katniss uses a weapon...It was like I was reading a university student's essay about their opinion on war. Obviously the author is a very clever, insightful person, but this book should not have been branded in any way as a Hunger Games companion. I once had a Twilight companion, and, whether you liked Twilight ... moreor not, you had to admit, it really complimented the books. It talked about the characters, gave the author's insight into the books and pointed out things I hadn't noticed before. Additionally, it had fun little quizzes and stuff along the way. I just could not bring myself to finish this book.
review 2: Very interesting in some points, such as similarities of Panem to George Orwell's 1984 dystopia (loveitloveitloveitloveit) and how knife throwing and archery are in real life. Helpful stuff, just saying. ;)! The one chapter on torture and execution was disgusting, gut-wrenching, and grisly. Some of the chapters, such as the one on hunger and brain functions were written with a lot of "big science words", and I found myself skimming a LOT. All in all, an interesting book that held my attention for about an hour and a half. I'd get it from the library. less

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