Man I had such a great spiel about this book, but then I fell asleep. Not a good sign I guess.

This book takes place in a Panem, which is a post apocalyptic society of what used to be North America. The Capitol hosts these annual hunger games, where a boy and girl from each district is chosen at random to kill each other, until only one person stands. The last person standing gets fame and pretty much doesn't have to starve ever again.

The premise is one of the best things about this. The Capitol is the richest and most powerful, they are big brother and no one can speak against them without retaliation. Each district has its own industrial 'crop', and as a result there is a large gap between the rich and poor. Then there's the mutations of animals/people and biochemical weapons. The hunger games was a way to punish Panem for their uprising many years back against the Capitol. Hrmm... maybe she's on to something.

Katniss, the lead character, is from the poorest district, and she pretty much does everything right. (not in an annoying way) She is smart and it's all realistic in the sense of the 'what would you do in this situation'. The characters are great, the games are good.....

but shit... how obnoxious the writing is. I get that she's trying to make a voice, but this narrator/ first person thought process is horrible.
like. I have an itch on my ankle that I need to scratch. I pull up my pant leg then pull down my sock to scratch it. I have been spotted. I need to run, but I need to scratch my itch.

The love story is a bit much too.. not as bad as Pavel made it sound, but enough to roll your eyes at times.