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Lex

(34,108 posts)
Thu Feb 16, 2012, 01:50 PM Feb 2012

"The Hunger Games" - anyone?

I guess the trilogy was written for teenage readers, but has really taken off with readers of all ages? I wonder if anyone here has read these?




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"The Hunger Games" - anyone? (Original Post) Lex Feb 2012 OP
I haven't but my nearly 40 y/o sister is hooked. maddezmom Feb 2012 #1
Thanks. Lex Feb 2012 #2
It's a lot of fun sharp_stick Feb 2012 #3
The more I hear about them Lex Feb 2012 #4
The nice thing about it being a quick read sharp_stick Feb 2012 #5
The first one was disturbing beyond words... YellowRubberDuckie Feb 2012 #6
great read for all ages MsUnderstood Feb 2012 #8
I have read the series NEOhiodemocrat Feb 2012 #7
Love them! ohheckyeah Feb 2012 #9
I also read all three pretty quickly. InternalDialogue Feb 2012 #10
I started it yesterday.... one_voice Feb 2012 #11
I've read all three in the series. Lisa D Feb 2012 #12
I'm reading the second now... one_voice Feb 2012 #13
They were the best books I read in 2011. iris27 Feb 2012 #14

Lex

(34,108 posts)
2. Thanks.
Thu Feb 16, 2012, 01:55 PM
Feb 2012

I'm considering starting one after the current book I'm reading.

Hi maddezmon!

sharp_stick

(14,400 posts)
3. It's a lot of fun
Thu Feb 16, 2012, 03:07 PM
Feb 2012

a quick read, and a really nice job of ratcheting up the tension. I can only speak of the first book haven't read the rest of the series yet.

I especially enjoyed the handling of the moral grey zones that the characters have to navigate to get from one day to the next.

Lex

(34,108 posts)
4. The more I hear about them
Thu Feb 16, 2012, 03:30 PM
Feb 2012

such as what your post said, the more I'm looking forward to reading them.

sharp_stick

(14,400 posts)
5. The nice thing about it being a quick read
Thu Feb 16, 2012, 04:30 PM
Feb 2012

is that I didn't lose that much sleep. I found it harder to put down as I got further into it.

I think it will be well worth your time.

YellowRubberDuckie

(19,736 posts)
6. The first one was disturbing beyond words...
Thu Feb 16, 2012, 10:27 PM
Feb 2012

It took me over a week to read it. It didn't get much better, but I read the other two in a day. I'm obsessed with this story at this point and I cannot wait for the first movie to open in March.
Woody Harrelson is playing Haymitch, which is pretty genius when you think about it. Donald Sutherland will be President Snow.
I highly recommend reading for everyone, but if your kids are reading them, please be sure to speak to them about it because I am 32 and I had some serious troubles with it, I cannot image being the age it's gear for and reading them. I cried and cried and was terrified through most of it.

MsUnderstood

(1,654 posts)
8. great read for all ages
Thu Feb 16, 2012, 11:47 PM
Feb 2012

It is a great read for all ages. I devoured the books...the later books in the series were a little repetitive but the first book captured me!

You should definitely Kindle it (or however you devour books today).

NEOhiodemocrat

(912 posts)
7. I have read the series
Thu Feb 16, 2012, 11:47 PM
Feb 2012

And I enjoyed it. It is an easy read and quite compelling. It really drew my in. I would recommend it, two of my daughters have read it as well and I gave it for a Christmas gift to my grand-daughter.

ohheckyeah

(9,314 posts)
9. Love them!
Fri Feb 17, 2012, 01:18 AM
Feb 2012

All three were good and I couldn't read them fast enough and then hated that I had finished them. Even my older brother loved them.


I found the concept fascinating and relevant to today in some ways.

InternalDialogue

(3,829 posts)
10. I also read all three pretty quickly.
Sat Feb 18, 2012, 02:11 PM
Feb 2012

I think they're engaging and disturbing, but very fun and readable.

I have to say, though, that the first one especially is incredibly similar to the plot of a book called Battle Royale from 1999. That Japanese novel was much more bloody and less concerned with the politics and morality -- it was mainly a thriller. And I give Collins credit for exploring more of her world outside the "game," especially in the second and third books.

one_voice

(20,043 posts)
11. I started it yesterday....
Mon Feb 20, 2012, 11:25 AM
Feb 2012

Sunday...and I only have a small bit left. I would have finished it, but I have a cold and the cold medicine got the best of me.

It's very compelling, I'm really enjoying it, I will read the next one too.

I didn't read the Twilight series, which was a big hit with teens and adults. I did read Harry Potter, another one that was read by kids and adults.

There was a part in Hunger Games which brought tears to my eyes. I'm such a baby..

Lisa D

(1,532 posts)
12. I've read all three in the series.
Thu Feb 23, 2012, 01:43 AM
Feb 2012

I hope the movie can live up to the book.

Here's the trailer for The Hunger Games:


one_voice

(20,043 posts)
13. I'm reading the second now...
Thu Feb 23, 2012, 11:49 AM
Feb 2012

and my daughter just asked to borrow the first one. I really liked it. I saw that trailer, I too hope the movie does the book justice!

Check out this website:

http://thecapitol.pn/

I heard on the radio you can find out what district you're in. I haven't checked yet, I'm gonna explore later.

iris27

(1,951 posts)
14. They were the best books I read in 2011.
Thu Feb 23, 2012, 09:30 PM
Feb 2012

The retrofuck garbage of the Twilight series has made me wary of any super-popular YA fiction. But I'm a sucker for anything post-apocalyptic, so I gave it a shot, and I was so glad I did! The only thing that threw me off a bit is that they're written in present tense, but once you get into the story, you don't even notice.

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