“The Hunger Games – Catching Fire” by Suzanne Collins

The Rebellion Sparks –

The dystopian young adults novel “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire”, which now also is a major motion picture, is the second part of “The Hunger Games” trilogy which was written by Suzanne Collins.

It was released in 2009 and continues the story of Katniss Everdeen, who won the 74th Hunger Games together with her fake boyfriend Peeta Mellark in the previous novel. Since normally only one tribute can win the games and Katniss forced the capitol, which is the government of Panem, to let both of them live, many people suddenly see a chance to finally defend themselves against the capitol. The rebellion starts…

The novel is written from the perspective of the protagonist Katniss and is written in quite understandable English, although you have to have a good vocabulary in order to have fun reading it.

Given that the novel mainly focuses on the power of repressive governments over individuals, its message probably is that individuals should fight for their freedom and shouldn’t stop unless they’ve prevailed.

I can definitely recommend this book to everyone who enjoyed the prequel and likes science fiction/adventure novels that feature social criticism.

Paul (14)