I will talk about these, but first, there are some things you might like to know. One of these things is that this book doesn't really have that much to do with The Hunger Games.
Sure, it deals with a lot of themes that pop up in the books, like starvation, weapons, apocalyptic scenarios, and the like, but if you're looking for info specifically on the series, like for example the characters or settings, this won't be the book for you.
The second thing is one that probably would have put me off the book if I had known about it, so it's only fair that I warn you: This book is full of spoilers. Spoilers for the Hunger Games trilogy were expected, so don't read this book if you haven't read the series yet, but it spoils so many other books too. I don't have the book in my proximity right now so I can't double-check, but some of the books that were spoiled were , Uglies , The Island of Doctor Moreau and Divergent , several of which I haven't read, in addition to at least one movie I haven't seen but I unfortunately can't remember which one right now.
All of these spoilers appeared without warning. Now, let's get into my reasons for not rating the book higher: Factual errors First step of writing a book filled with science is making sure your science is correct.
For example, the author once claimed humankind was about six thousand years old. I don't know if this is another biblical reference there are plenty of them or if she actually got her numbers that wrong, but what I do know is that archaeologists have found human remains that are hundreds of thousands years old.
This seems like a pretty big thing to miss when you're researching for your book. The author also at one point talked about "genetically modified rocks" I don't remember the exact wording but the meaning is the same —which by the way was taken from one of her earlier books, so we also have points for irrelevant self promotion—and I must have fucked up pretty big if I somehow missed rocks having genes.
Even I don't fuck up that big. Errors relating to the book series I don't expect people to remember every single detail of the series. But claiming that Prim was held captive in the section with "all the children" all of which children? In the Capitol? In the world? There were several more, but my point is that she couldn't even always get the events in the series right.
This makes me doubt she really cared that much about the books, which in turn makes me wonder why she even wrote this book. Irrelevant information Don't get me wrong, I loved all the science stuff, but some of it hardly had anything to do with the Hunger Games at all. One example: Katniss mentions once that she sees some bows with extra equipment. Because of this, the author spent several whole pages yes, I'm serious detailing different types of extra equipment and technology for bows.
I try not to judge what people put in their books, but was this really necessary? Passing off her own opinions as objective facts This might just be me reading into things, but at some points, she would state things like "[thing] is evil" and just run with it as if it were a fact. Of course, I might have completely missed something here, but this made me start considering how much of this was really science and how much she just pulled out of her mind. Soooo sloooow I don't know if it's because of the book itself, because I'm not that used to reading nonfiction, or because school started up a few days before I started the book, but this took me eleven days to read.
And hey, eleven days is not bad for a book. I frequently spend a week or two on a single book. But I rarely do that on a book under pages. So when I am slower at reading than usually, I know something is up. Especially when I'm not even looking forward to reading. I wouldn't say the book put me in a reading slump the only book I can remember that has done that yet was Morning Star , which I by the way actually liked , but it made reading a little less enjoyable while I was at it.
All in all? Three stars for the science, but not much else to give stars for. It was good but it wasn't "amazing". I felt some parts went "too" in-depth, which kind of ruined the book. But it was very interesting and a bit scary how our world relates so closely to the world of the Hunger Games. Alyssa The Shady Glade. Gave up before finishing. The Hunger Games Companion reads like a student essay. There are also parts that are repetitive, unstructured and off-topic.
Though this book started off really interesting, it does not live up to its promises. The title, The Hunger Games Companion, i found was misleading as it was more a look into how there are pieces of The Hunger Games prevalent in our society even today. It was very interesting, no doubt, to see how certain elements of Panem might have been inspired, the chapter on Reality TV being one noteworthy example, as well as the scores of repressive regimes.
Parts of it were intriguing reads, while others dragged and became repetitive especially the ones guilty of overexplaining Perhaps if they had more to do with the characters of the book itself and their roles, i would have been more absorbed by them. As it was I found myself skimming through some of the later chapters as the details became more than I really wanted or needed. Sometimes its okay to let a fantasy story blur some of the detail and let you draw your own conclusions.
I will say however the portion of Appendix A: end-of-world scenarios which referred to pandemics and biological warfare struck a little too close to home considering the state of the world right now. In conclusion, I'd say this read was an interesting reminder that humans are capable of terrible acts of nightmarish proportions not just now, but throughout history.
Each era of time had its own set of challenges and horrific events, to the extent that even YA and its villains are plausible enough. It does not delve with as much depth into THG or its characters as i would have expected or liked, but is a decent read.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers. Show full review. Ana Rusness-petersen. When I first picked up this book, flipped through the table of contents and skimmed a couple pages, I was excited. What a great concept! Exploring some of the subject matter of the popular Hunger Games books in more depth - especially since the trilogy itself leaves readers wanting more.
And the topics that the author, New York Times writer, Lois Gresh, chose to address sounded interesting and well worth exploring, if slightly morbid. Despite the promising concept, I quickly became disillusioned with the execution of the book and with the author. I guess I held her to high standards, based on her background as a writer for the Times. This unauthorized guide takes the reader behind the stage.
The Hunger Games Companion includes fascinating background facts about the action in all three books, a revealing biography of the author, and amazing insights into the series' main themes and features--from the nature of evil, to weaponry and rebellions, to surviving the end of the world.
It's everything fans have been hungering for since the very first book! I think this is a great book, I just got it today and I am almost finished with it, a lot of you don't like it because it isn't what u thought it was and was fake and not by the Suzanne Collins.
But if you like behind the scenes, and learning MORE about the Hunger Games, this is for you, It talks about survival, weapons, mutts, and even Gladiators and their arenas and how the story came to be, don't get this book if you want the 4th Hunger Games, get it if you want behind the scenes, with real life facts too! I can't believe someone could actually read this. First of all, you have to take note that Suzanne Collins didn't even write this so right away you can tell this won't be right.
Just read The Hunger Games, not this disgrace some people call a book. Apple Books Preview. Publisher Description.
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