![]() Everyone of age is entered into the drawing and when Katniss Everdeen's younger sister is chosen to take part in the Hunger Games she takes her place. A fight to the death, and the winner gets to live a peaceful, worry-free life away from the stress and labor of the districts. In a post-nuclear war world, there are twelve districts and the capital that are safe enough for people to live in, and every year the government holds a competition between 12-18 year-olds. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is an incredible book full of suspense, surprise, and action! It was one of the best books I have read this year and I would strongly recommend it to dystopian lovers. I'd recommend this to any fans of horror, humor, existential dread, nihilistic humor, and well-written alien drugs! Basically, despite some anticlimactic moments and weaker plot structure, this is a perfect dark comedy. It's a rollercoaster of mood swings, but in a good way.Īll in all, I don't know how to describe this book without using far too many words. Or their dog explodes and shows up like two days later and they don't care enough to investigate that. One minute there's gruesome character deaths and existential dread and body horror and such, the next minute one of the characters need to just kill the alien larvae quickly to get to work on time. There are horrible moments of death and gore and dehumanization, and I would definitely look up some content warnings, but it's still such a fun ride. The entire thing is a joke that takes itself seriously in the best way possible. The characters in general are stellar, with so many flaws and so much cynicism but with some shining nuggets of morality and love that makes them very easy to root for. ![]() This book is strangely and wonderfully existential for being mostly about shadows and movie monsters, a very classic demons of a character mirrored by demons of the world. ![]() This is mostly done by finding the hilarity in tragedy, specifically the tragedy of life. It blends comedy and tragedy seamlessly, balances it perfectly, and hits it for a home run with meticulous writing and characters. It isn't a needlessly tragic story with a few laughs thrown in or a joke fest that undercuts every poignant moment. This book should be the blueprint for every dark comedy. But also, it's about two idiots on a space drug and their strangely resilient dog. On hand hand, it's a poignant exploration of the darkness of humanity, the fear of the unknown, the tragedies of life, and the devastating realities we exist besides everyday. John Dies at the End is a story on two levels. ![]()
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