The Hunger Games

If you know me, you know I love to read, and I enjoy many genres.  But my favorite genre is probably young adult fiction, usually fantasy fiction.  Upon a recommendation from my younger brother, Travis, I read Hunger Games, and I have to tell you that I was impressed.  The book is not exactly uplifting or romantic, but it is thought provoking and engaging, and it its own way, inspiring.  In fact, I have not read fiction of this caliber in a long time.  It kept reminding me of Orwell's 1964, or one of my favorite classics, Fahrenheit 451. Hunger Games is not for the faint of heart, but if you appreciate good literature, you will not be disappointed.  I haven't yet read the second or third book in the series, I hope they hold up to the first one.