The Hunger Games....More Like the Cruel Games

A couple of years ago, two of my friends fell in love with the book The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. Ever since then, they have been hounding me to read it. Well, I needed a book to read last week when I had nothing else to do, so I went to my Reading class's Novel list to find a book. I saw The Hunger Games on there and thought What the Heck! It also happened to in the back right on the top shelf at the library. I fell in love with it! I just finished part 1, and found so many funny, yet weird parts.
I love how Katniss, the main character, had never been in a car or a train, and had never had hot chocolate. I absolutely love how she volunteered herself so that her sister wouldn't have to be in the games.
If you haven't read the book, it is about the Hunger Games, a televised event where the participants, or "tributes", must fight to the death in a dangerous outdoor arena until only one remains as punishment for a previous rebellion against the Capitol. The participates, or "tributes", are one girl and one boy from ages 12 to 18. On the day the tributes are selected, Primrose, Katniss's 12 year old sister, is chosen and she volunteers herself to save her sister. The boy who is chosen, Peeta, we find out, had earlier saved Katniss and her family from starvation, and Katniss feels like she owes Peeta.
Another character that we meet is Haymitch, a winner of the games and a drunk. He makes many side remarks that I think are occasionally funny, but mostly just hurt Katniss. One thing I find weird is that when the participates arrive at the Capitol for the games, they are given "make overs" and are in a parade to show off all of the participates. Each pair wears a, i like to call it, costume that represents their District. Then, they are sent off to training, where they meet all of the other participates. The last thing they do is and interview, where they are dressed very nice and try to gain audience support, because they are permitted to send gifts to favored tributes during the Games, which can be crucial for survival.