EmilyAnn Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Totally going to have to read these now. Too many people have recommended them for me to ignore their advice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basilisa Marie Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 They're excellent! And the only reason the author added more "romance" was because her editor told her to in order to sell more books, especially in the later ones. They've even been advertising the movie (through posters, etc) in a pseudo-love-triangle-ish way, but that's because it's the same small studio that did Twilight and they're trying to turn Twilight fans onto the series. I think the author did a great job with her treatment of the materialism and classism themes. AND the author is a former television writer, so they should translate well to the screen. Plus I don't know if any of you have seen Winter's Bone, but after seeing Jennifer Lawrence in that, I know she's going to make a brilliant Katniss. It probably helps that they've got the same foundation for the two characters (strong young woman from Appalachia working against the odds to help her family). I absolutely loved the trailer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totus Tuus Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 (edited) I just read it yesterday. It was good. It was definitely a page-turner (obviously, since I read it so fast), but I was a little disappointed. I don't think there was a problem with the book itself, but I had been worked up to believe that it was amazing. I read reviews of how intense it was and how kids shouldn't read it, and walked away from it thinking that it would have been a better read for my 14 year old brother than for me. The kissing was totally on the level of a this-is-a-12-year-old-book (no complaints there, just saying), and I thought there would be a lot more suspense. I found it to be a little too cutesy in parts. I also was disappointed by the ending, NOT because of the cliffhanger, but because I didn't feel that it was a cliffhanger at all. I was frustrated that the book was ended where it was because it wasn't even suspenseful enough for me to see it as a cliffhanger. It felt more like an annoying cutoff to something that could have been easily concluded with a few more paragraphs. I am not even set on reading the next book, that's how much of a disappointment the ending was for me. Edit: If I were a young teen, I probably would be giving the book rave reviews. I think it was an excellent book for a younger age group than mine. Edited December 28, 2011 by Totus Tuus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysisterisalittlesister Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 I got a playaway of it and the playaway didn't work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oremoose Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 That So stinks. I don't think you could finish the first chapter and not be sucked in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totus Tuus Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 [quote name='Oremoose' timestamp='1325117551' post='2358796'] That So stinks. I don't think you could finish the first chapter and not be sucked in. [/quote] It's true, you do get sucked in from chapter one. I bought the Amazon Kindle version online and had it sent to my iPod for about $4. I read the whole thing on my iPod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
his_remnant Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 [quote name='LaPetiteSoeur' timestamp='1325008203' post='2358139'] I finished the three in two days! It was worth it. Now I need a new series to read. [/quote] i did the same thing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totus Tuus Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 [quote name='his_remnant' timestamp='1325979392' post='2364651'] i did the same thing... [/quote] She wrote another series right before Hunger Games, I think, called something "the Underlander." Maybe that would be a good next read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
his_remnant Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 hmm...maybe. I really want to read Howl's moving castle but i can't get my hands on a copy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MithLuin Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Yes, I recommend Howl's Moving Castle! There is an anime version that in Instant Queue on Netflix. But read the book first.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
his_remnant Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Yippee - i didn't know it was on "watch it now" but i really want to read the book first as i have heard they differ slightly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MithLuin Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Haha, oh, more than slightly! Oh, and the sequel to Howl's Moving Castle is Castle in the Air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_rev Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Everyone keeps telling me I need to read the Hunger Games. I have never really been into fiction. Pretty much my entire life I have always read non-fiction because I have a great love for expanding my knowledge. I think I will pick up the book and read it before the movie comes out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
his_remnant Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 [quote name='the_rev' timestamp='1325995420' post='2364818'] Everyone keeps telling me I need to read the Hunger Games. I have never really been into fiction. Pretty much my entire life I have always read non-fiction because I have a great love for expanding my knowledge. I think I will pick up the book and read it before the movie comes out. [/quote] Do it. They're fiction but they are very real at the same time. Collins does a great job of getting you into the heart and mind of a person without hope and how she finds its. Warning - Collins is a professed atheist and there is no mention of God or the supernatural whatsoever. Now, I don't expect every book to be catholic or mention God but I found the total and obvious lack of God combined with the situations the character were in to be unbelievable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strictlyinkblot Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 [quote name='LaPetiteSoeur' timestamp='1325008203' post='2358139'] I finished the three in two days! It was worth it. Now I need a new series to read. [/quote] I love that series too. I suggest 'The Chaos Walking' trilogy by Patrick Ness. Yes, there is a lot of violence in the books and the first book has a nasty preacher character but there is a balance between good and bad religious characters and it isn't a big theme in the book. They're called 'The Knife of Never Letting Go', 'The Ask and the Answer' and 'Monsters of Men'. The level of violence does get worse but they're a great read Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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