Recommending "The Hunger Games"

I've just finished "THE HUNGER GAMES" by SUZANNE COLLINS, and although you will find it in the "young adult" section of the local bookstore or library, I recommend the novel for adults, too.
The story concerns a post-apocalpytic world where a Capitol keeps its civil war-vanquished provinces in check by pitting children from 12 districts against each in the fight-to-the-death, televised extravaganza.
There's romance, action and plenty for adults to consider.
Collins seems to have taken America's current preoccupation with REALITY TELEVISION and extrapolated it to its terrifying, potential conclusion.
"The Hunger Games" is relatively quick read, with the added benefit that once you've read it, carrying on a literary conversation with a nearby 12-year-old becomes vastly easier.