Books of 2009 #37 - 47

[demomo]

43. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins - yet another alternate reality/sci fi book in the same vein as The Giver. I would highly recommend this for those of you reading this who enjoy that genre. The basic premise, from Amazon.com, is "hers is a gripping story set in a postapocalyptic world where a replacement for the United States demands a

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[skyforest]

My recent was the very long, but good "Drood" by San Simmons. It's a fictional account of Charles Dickens' friendship with Wilkie Collens, from Wilkie's point of view. Surprisingly, quite a bit about Wilkie is taken directly from history.