Hunger Games anyone?

... I actually liked the Hunger Games before it was cool. :cool:

It was intoduced to me a couple years ago in my college intro to liturature course.

They are pretty entertaining books - really exciting; they read like a fast paced coridor shooter while at the same consisting of mostly pretty solid writing. It's a shame that there are so many comparisons to Twilight being made. Had I not gotten into the books earlier I probably would have been severely turned off of the series.

I'm excited for the movie although the sountrack is the ultimate mixed bag (Danny Elfman vs Taylor Swift, Maroon 5 et al)

they have games about going to africa?

they have games about going to africa?

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they have games about going to africa?

Allicrombie

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they have games about going to africa?

Allicrombie

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they have games about going to africa?

Allicrombie

The movie looks terrible, looks like they're making it very Twilight-y. But I heard the books are good, I'm either going to pick up Book 1 of this or Game of Thrones or Girl with Dragon Tattoo :P

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they have games about going to africa?

Allicrombie

Oh wow. I just finished reading the first yesterday, and it is probably one of the worst books I've ever read. If you like the premise (kids forced to fight and kill each other) go read the vastly superior Battle Royale. I honestly finished reading THGs not understanding how it got popular at all. The action is tame and boring, the characters are inconsistent, the setting is bland and there is practically no detail in this world, there is too much romance, and the style of the book being written in first person pretty much ruined any chance at it being interesting (because Katniss isn't interesting).

And frankly, I find her grammar and sentence structure annoying to read. It almost always reads like:

I went to sit down. There was water on the table. I picked it up and drank some. It was tasty.

But seriously, if you haven't yet, go read battle royale. It's pretty good.

I haven't read the books but I do want to see the movie.

The books were awesome, and definitely not the feel-good family-friendly book of the year material. They might make best action book though. I just hope the movies live up to the books.

*sigh* It's going to be ruined solely by the community. Same thing happened to Harry potter.kris9031998

Never read the books, what are they about?metroidprime55

[QUOTE="kris9031998"]*sigh* It's going to be ruined solely by the community. Same thing happened to Harry potter.ferrari2001

[QUOTE="metroidprime55"]Never read the books, what are they about?kris9031998

[QUOTE="ferrari2001"][QUOTE="kris9031998"]*sigh* It's going to be ruined solely by the community. Same thing happened to Harry potter.kris9031998

Never read the books. Not interested in the movies.

what's the big thing with this movie?

Oh wow. I just finished reading the first yesterday, and it is probably one of the worst books I've ever read. If you like the premise (kids forced to fight and kill each other) go read the vastly superior Battle Royale. I honestly finished reading THGs not understanding how it got popular at all. The action is tame and boring, the characters are inconsistent, the setting is bland and there is practically no detail in this world, there is too much romance, and the style of the book being written in first person pretty much ruined any chance at it being interesting (because Katniss isn't interesting).

And frankly, I find her grammar and sentence structure annoying to read. It almost always reads like:

I went to sit down. There was water on the table. I picked it up and drank some. It was tasty.

But seriously, if you haven't yet, go read battle royale. It's pretty good.

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