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It's on my to-reread-as-soon-as-possible list. I think there is absolutely nothing wrong with the plot, what so ever ._.



Uh... I don't really know. I don't think anyone will really live up to my expectations about how the characters should be like.




The movie has released.. Yay..!! Can't wait to watch it..:)
Haven't started reading the series yet..Waiting for my summer vacations.. Exams are still going on..:(
Haven't started reading the series yet..Waiting for my summer vacations.. Exams are still going on..:(


The book is a dystopian fiction set in a fictional place called Panem made up of a capitol city and 12 districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV.
Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives alone with her mother and younger sister, regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister's place in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before—and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that will weigh survival against humanity and life against love.
Just watched the movie. Movie is great. An exact adaptation of the book. I don't think they did much editing in the movie version. The violence is kind of downplayed and the capitol's power to control them is not getting much emphasis. I think it will be a little confusing for those who didn't read the book. Nevertheless a terrific movie with some great acting. It is a one women show.

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