The Hunger Games

My question is how do you judge something you haven't actually read?

:huh:

Ditto. If you have not read the series but only know the gist of the plot (barely), please do not judge it. Yes, it's about kids killing kids, but it's about much more than that. If you had read the series, you would know.
My absolute biggest pet peeve is people (especially parents) taking a stand on books that they think are inappropriate when they have not read the books themselves.

I didn't see Odus say anywhere that she didn't think kids should be allowed to read the books. She said she didn't understand why they were popular and that SHE didn't want to read them. That's a far cry from asking for them to be banned in schools.

I've read all three and loved them.

And as a side note, if you like hunger games, check out this series:

Gone by Michael Grant.....In the blink of an eye. Everyone disappears. GONE.

Except for the young. Teens. Middle schoolers. Toddlers. But not one single adult. No teachers, no cops, no doctors, no parents. Just as suddenly, there are no phones, no internet, no television. No way to get help. And no way to figure out what's happened.

Hunger threatens. Bullies rule. A sinister creature lurks. Animals are mutating. And the teens themselves are changing, developing new talents—unimaginable, dangerous, deadly powers—that grow stronger by the day.

It's a terrifying new world. Sides are being chosen, a fight is shaping up. Townies against rich kids. Bullies against the weak. Powerful against powerless. And time is running out: On your birthday, you disappear just like everyone else..

My first reaction was the same as yours. I am currently studying to be a teacher and some of my classmates (who are already teachers) talked about having their 8th/9th graders read it. I was completely thrown off by the thought of children reading about children killing children, but they had a lot of reasons why they wanted the kids to read this series. I haven't read the books and I still don't know if I want to. Definitely won't be seeing the movie.

Goind kind of off subject here - I guess to me it comes down to teaching kids about what could be and what was. Its like not teaching kids about the holocaust (not saying this happens) or the wars or history...so it doesn't repeat itself. These books put issues that could arise and in some ways have already into a context for kids to understand and relate to. And for adults too.

I just used to be against twilight until i ended up reading the books and they were so addictive. I might read these too just to see whether or not they are as crappy as the movie sounds The Twilight movies suck by the way. But the books are plain awesomeness.

I'm still against Twilight on the principle that Stephanie Meyer is a lousy writer. The content doesn't bother me. :-)

Word!

Totally LOVED the books!

SEMI-SPOILER ALERT

It's definitely less about the killing and all about conquering the dystopian society. When you say "it's about 24 teenagers going into an arena and one coming out", yeah, it sounds TOTALLY DISTASTEFUL. But, in the first and second books the "killing" part of things is very well written, not gory (ok, except for one person...but even that is done in a better way than it would be by most other authors) and definitely not in a glorifying way. It's a necessary evil to get your emotions to point that the characters in the book are so that you can appreciate the journey and the outcome. That said, The Hunger Games had me begging for the next book. Catching Fire, had me happy that there was a book 3 so that the story could wrap up. Mocking Jay had me glad I finished the trilogy but also somewhat wishing there was only The Hunger Games. Like maybe I'd be happiest just imagining what came next. It all wrapped up pretty much like I figured it would, but with each book the depth of the characters seemed to shallow a bit and the quality of the writing decreased. In short, I wouldn't not read the entire trilogy, but don't expect more from Books 2 & 3 than from Book 1 or you will be disappointed.

this book is written in first person.. its annoying to read first person.. no idea why people think this is a great work of literature...

haha seriously. Although I'd like to think I'd be able to out smart my way into living a little while!

haha seriously. Although I'd like to think I'd be able to out smart my way into living a little while!

Great quote! hahaha Love it.

You have to read the books before/after watching the movie, it's a MUST! The books are amazing, and it dosen't matter how amazing the movie will be, it will not be better than the books.
Read them!

youre not a prude, you just dont get deep concepts.
its obviously a statement piece on government and the fact that they are forced to kill each other just to show how powerful the govt is,

and in the endd
... well

no spoilers, right?

You need to read a book before you can pass judgements. If every author wrote in a way where they avoided touchy issues the literary world would be a very boring place indeed!

haha I read all three books within a week. They are absolutely awesome! Your prediction makes me giggle! :laugh:

Same here...I couldn't get them downloaded to my Kindle fast enough as I finished each one. Can't wait for the movies!!