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The Hunger Games trilogy -
July 23rd 2012, 07:09 PM
Is anyone else as crazy over it as I am?
When I first heard of The Hunger Games, it was at a very strange time of my life where the messages in the book spoke to exactly what I needed to hear and reflect on. Not so much at the moment and in the later books, but now I'm on the third book and it's still a very engaging story.
"If limitations exist, it is because we have erased the possibility of potential."
Re: The Hunger Games trilogy -
July 23rd 2012, 07:35 PM
I enjoyed the books (haven't seen the film yet) but I'm not like crazy about them. They're good but in my opinion not that good if you get what I mean?
I think it's just because I read a lot of dystopian novels and I thought others were better than these. Also, I didn't really like Katniss as a character
Re: The Hunger Games trilogy -
July 23rd 2012, 07:36 PM
I'm one of the guilty ones who has only seen the film. It was good, but I don't know if I'll bother with the books yet. I might give them a go, but I'm not sure.
❤ Nana ❤
1953-2016 As far as we can discern,
the sole purpose of human existence
is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.
- Carl Jung
Re: The Hunger Games trilogy -
July 23rd 2012, 07:52 PM
My whole school is obsessed with them. No joke. I've only read the first one, seeing how I have yet to get my hands on the other 2. And I thought it was pretty good, but not really my sort of book. I've read a lot of books that were better.
Re: The Hunger Games trilogy -
July 23rd 2012, 08:05 PM
I really liked the movie. People say it omitted out a lot from the book but it also added a lot that the book didn't have - like the Gamemakers, and all those things Katniss didn't directly have access to. It was a more powerful foreshadow of what to expect in the later books than anything in the book itself, I think.
Yes. I have read virtually all of the classic dystopian novels out there, and I wouldnt necessarily rank these books as part of them. But there is something incredibly refreshing about a book that's written explicitly for young people - the simple language, the seeming simplicity of the whole thing which makes it easier for me to engage with complex meanings with the heart as opposed to the head, the lack of sexual explicitness, etc. I really appreciate it and it helps me feel connected to the story.
"If limitations exist, it is because we have erased the possibility of potential."
Re: The Hunger Games trilogy -
July 23rd 2012, 08:16 PM
I LOVE The Hunger Games! I'm a bit obsessed with them. I have read all of the books. I also saw the movie. They did change some in the movie but I still liked it.
From day one I talked about getting out
But not forgetting about
How all my worst fears are letting out
He said, "Why put a new address on the same old loneliness?"
When breathing just passes the time
Until we all just get old and die
Re: The Hunger Games trilogy -
August 5th 2012, 06:06 AM
I love them too! Probably a bit obsessed with them but thats okay :P I watched the movie first and went crazy for it, read the books, loved them, bought them, so yes I love them as well
Re: The Hunger Games trilogy -
August 5th 2012, 07:35 AM
They're great but I'm not obsessed or anything. Although, I did cry in a specific part in the first one and got excited discussing the books with someone the other day. :P