This is definitely a book that I do and will have a love hate relationship with. It’s painful and angering, to be honest by the end my anger was directed more at the author than the Capitol, for creating this horrible world. At the same time, it’s masterful, genius even. I knew that Katniss faking her love for Peeta would end badly, and I hated when I was right. I don’t even know if I’ll be able to read the second book. I was also gritting my teeth with anger multiple times during this book, the injustices are so much worse and so much more cruel than anything else I’ve ever read. The most unrealistic thing about this book is that the people only rebelled once, and although I see why they didn’t try again I don’t understand how they could just stand by and let all these horrible things happen. I suppose it’s realistic, if the world did end up like Panem, I would hope the rebellion would be stronger, but quite possibly not. I might read the other two books just so that I can watch them fix it, and hope no one dies in the process. Although someone probably will. Gale, or Prim, or Katniss’s mother. Maybe even Peeta. If I think about this book too much it’s bound to drive me crazy.

2nd read/1st reread:
I’ve gotta say, I’ve learned a lot since I first read this book and I think I understand a lot better the parallels it has with our real world. And whenever I learn about these real things things, I feel as angered as I did when I originally read The Hunger Games, but the cool balm of the thought that “at least we know and are doing something” helps me get a good nights sleep every once in a while. 
Anyway, I didn’t even realize how much I’d forgotten. I’ll have to reread the rest too. Oh, I also cried, which I don’t think I did the first time around. Who could've thought.