So on to the book. What a compelling read. So compelling in fact that we discussed finishing the trilogy and discussing all of the books. (feedback?) FYI the next books are Catching Fire and Mockingjay.
It was so hard to discuss the book without delving into the other two as well. Ms. Collins has just done such a great job of hooking you into her world that you can't not read the other two.
Some conclusions that we reached:
* We love Katniss Everdeen, even more we love that Suzanne Collins made us love her.
* Good authors make it hard to put a book down.
* Reading books like this as an adult is certainly different than as a teenager. Was ignorance bliss?
* Imagine if The Hunger Games would have been released as a weekly series like The Count of Monte Cristo. How unbearable would that have been?
* Many stories have been written with similar themes (ie. The Lottery by Shirley Jackson; The Most Dangerous Game by: Richard Connell; The Village movie by M. Night Shamalan; even Soylent Green movie by: Richard Fleischer)
* Even if you don't normally enjoy sci-fi or psychological thrillers this series is something that you should at least consider reading.
* Taylor Lautner (aka Jacob from Twilight) could possibly be a good Gale for the up coming movie.
Personally, I have enjoyed the series and hope to finish before Christmas so that I can actually focus on something else...like our next book. ;)
Please feel free to leave your questions and comments. I love learning from you all. Some questions that I have are:
* Is it scary that we have the ability to imagine such terrible circumstances?
* How possible is this? I mean isn't it sad that when catastrophe occurs that mankind seems to degenerate in the name of security
For other thought provoking questions go HERE
I forgot that I reviewed this book a while ago. http://www.redhoteyebrows.com/2009/05/21/the-hunger-games/ I wish I had thought to look up those thought-provoking questions before I wrote my review!
ReplyDeleteI'm itching to talk about the other books with everybody, so I vote we do another book group in the summer with all three books as the topic.
I agree! I am just starting number 3. BTW, a big thanks to Rebekah for the amazing gluten free PIES! They were very yummy! The drive was worth it. :)
ReplyDeleteSorry I missed book club- I read all three books in the two weeks before though! I have to say, I wasn't a big fan of the first book. The series as a whole was good, especially the second book. I think that is a good idea about talking about the books as a whole- there is way too much to talk about still! Merry Christmas everyone!!!!
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