Hunger Games, any good?

[RRnold]

Hunger Games is just a re-hash of Battle Royale...

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[S2kphile]

Originally Posted by RRnold

Hunger Games is just a re-hash of Battle Royale...

The Battle Royale Collection is now available here in the US.

Anyways here is a provoking thought & question: Why are the books so popular? Let me preface this by saying I thought the books were a wonderful read and recommended. But my thoughts are that the protagonist is a teenager & female emphasis on female. The reason I say this is that I've read numerous books similar to this with the only difference is the lead; in addition, my friends who recommended me to read these books were mostly female similar to Twilight Series.

Originally Posted by M-17

so the only reason he went to see it was to get something in return from his wife.

This quote confirms my thoughts; That women are the driving force for this book's popularity. Just like the reason Justin Bibs is popular it's because of teenage girls and girls in general. And we all know we can't say "No" to the women (Wives,daughters, GFs, FriendZone GF) in our lives. Well, maybe not all of us.


Thoughts?

[Giccin]

Originally Posted by S2kphile

The Battle Royale Collection is now available here in the US.

Anyways here is a provoking thought & question: Why are the books so popular? Let me preface this by saying I thought the books were a wonderful read and recommended. But my thoughts are that the protagonist is a teenager & female emphasis on female. The reason I say this is that I've read numerous books similar to this with the only difference is the lead; in addition, my friends who recommended me to read these books were mostly female similar to Twilight Series.



This quote confirms my thoughts; That women are the driving force for this book's popularity. Just like the reason Justin Bibs is popular it's because of teenage girls and girls in general. And we all know we can't say "No" to the women (Wives,daughters, GFs, FriendZone GF) in our lives. Well, maybe not all of us.


Thoughts?

I hate that girl Justin Bieber.

[Dadhawk]

Personally, I prefer the Hungry, Hungry, Hippos Games.

[S2kphile]

Originally Posted by LSxJunkie

However, this assertion that women are the driving force behind this book's popularity is unfair. The books are well written with strong plotlines and Suzanne Collins did a great job giving her characters emotional depth. The writing style actually pulls you through the book. That is why they are popular. Their notoriety, however, could possibly be chalked up to teenage girls. Few teenage boys are all that interested in reading stories of strong teenage boys of their own volition. And most adult men are not perusing books published by Scholastic.


I'd like to challenge this general notion. I'm starting a new thread, which I assume will go poorly.

The notoriety this book gets is well-earned and given it's target demographic and publisher it's actually pretty deep concerning characters, story, etc. What I'm trying to say is that its becoming more prevalent that teenagers, male & female alike, are what is driving popular culture to the point where other books don't get similar if not better notoriety. Like I written earlier I've read books that go deeper and have stronger plot lines then Hunger Games. Maybe cause I think older then I really am and enjoy reading; sometimes I wish other books would get the same acknowledgement.

I will though go see the movie soon.

[Zgrinch]

Originally Posted by S2kphile

The notoriety this book gets is well-earned and given it's target demographic and publisher it's actually pretty deep concerning characters, story, etc. What I'm trying to say is that its becoming more prevalent that teenagers, male & female alike, are what is driving popular culture to the point where other books don't get similar if not better notoriety. Like I written earlier I've read books that go deeper and have stronger plot lines then Hunger Games. Maybe cause I think older then I really am and enjoy reading; sometimes I wish other books would get the same acknowledgement.

I will though go see the movie soon.

Wish they had a kindle version

[MiguelAE86]

I'm just going to leave this here...

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[Alex]

Man...I just saw this movie...idk how dumb twilight is since I never saw it, but the hunger games probably couldn't be any better then twilight. I thought it sucked. this is like a kids movie

[CSSM]

I just saw it tonight. I havnt read the book but I really liked the movie!

[MtnDrvr86]

Originally Posted by Zgrinch

Wish they had a kindle version

I have the Hunger Games on kindle.

I liked the books alot. They were some you just want to keep reading. The movie was also well done. Like most adaptions, some things were cut and others were added, but they kept the main themes and whatnot all there. I that it was fantastic and would even be tempted to see it again.