100 Book Challenge—Book #9-11 The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins
Yes, I finally gave into all the hype (just in time for the
movies) and read the trilogy… which I finished in less than three days. I
literally stayed up all night reading the last one because I NEEDED to find out
how it would all end.
The first book was wonderful, but disappointing in the lack
of character development, although looking back I think I was a little too hard
on Katniss, who wasn’t exactly given a lot of time for processing all the
experiences she was having. The later books are definitely better at this, as
she learns to cope and learns more about who she is.
These books are well written, and I think are a good
response to the crap that kids have been reading (Twilight, for example). They
also have a message that should be listened to about the state of government. Futuristic
novels usually do.
The characters are lovable, the world believable (perhaps
because like Tolkien, Collins has written of our own world while integrating
strange new things that make it seem almost foreign but familiar at the same
time). I truly loved these books and continue to think of them and process
them. If you haven’t read them, do. They are REALLY good books.
Side note: The movie was also good. I enjoyed it immensely.
However, nothing will ever beat a good book, no matter how good the movie (or
cute the actor) is.
K
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