tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273728350675372849.post1815894155857147959..comments2021-03-19T14:46:27.315-04:00Comments on IR<i>eviews</i>: The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games #1) by Suzanne Collinsirideouthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11225133605252056173noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273728350675372849.post-21818161453934750252012-04-06T11:38:59.736-04:002012-04-06T11:38:59.736-04:00haha...well, that's definitely a 'heady...haha...well, that's definitely a 'heady' reason to read Twilight! it's definitely not a 'heady' read though. Don't expect a great literary experience! but I still loved it, it's more like a Harry Potter read (not that I'm knocking HP, I love HP, it's just a 'easy' read, not too deep.) I loved the 'super-powers', it's like x-men...and I loved the love triangle thing. But it's certainly no commentary on the human condition or society. just fun. you should def read Twilight!Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17038745506218578863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273728350675372849.post-63570588232647224172012-04-04T17:06:52.778-04:002012-04-04T17:06:52.778-04:00I wonder if I should read Twilight! I saw the firs...I wonder if I should read Twilight! I saw the first couple movies but still haven't read the books... Ken read at least the first, I think, just to see what all the fuss is about, and he says I should read them, too, especially now after Hunger Games so I can compare them!irideouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11225133605252056173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273728350675372849.post-11463971985477132842012-04-04T16:55:42.744-04:002012-04-04T16:55:42.744-04:00That's true. i don't know if the author ev...That's true. i don't know if the author ever intended it to be read by kids or young adults...as an full grown adult though, i still wouldn't really want to explore too deeply into someone who would kill in cold blood, and I'm even uncomfortable with reading about killing even if it's self-defense or 'putting out of misery', I think that's why I'm not too keen on reading/seeing this, even if it's got a bigger-purpose message behind it, and alot of other good points. Then again, I loved Twilight, even though with vampires, there's killing involved...but at least the main vampires were purposely avoiding killing humans...Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17038745506218578863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273728350675372849.post-64148867551001125352012-04-04T16:03:21.297-04:002012-04-04T16:03:21.297-04:00I read a few other reviews that made comparisons w...I read a few other reviews that made comparisons with "The Lord of the Flies", too! I can't remember anything about that book except bonfires and a boy named Piggy, so I think maybe I would like to re-read it and see how far the comparisons go. On the surface, though, I think LOTF probably DID explore its premise to its farthest extent, because the idea was to ask, "What happens when kids are left to their own devices in the wild?" and you see how it all goes crazy. Like in the context of that story, the author didn't seem to side-step any hard questions! But I don't know for sure, I'll have to re-read it...<br /><br />And yeah, definitely for a middle school level book, it's probably all for the best that Katniss is a defensive player (as Shan called it) and never has to REALLY kill someone in cold blood. That would be better explored in an adult novel, for sure, not appropriate for young adult fiction. But that's exactly why I don't like the use of the premise in the first place - to use it fully, it's a premise for adults, not kids, in my mind.irideouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11225133605252056173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273728350675372849.post-40464569416187566342012-04-04T12:38:50.547-04:002012-04-04T12:38:50.547-04:00I haven't read the book, but Pete did and Ingr...I haven't read the book, but Pete did and Ingrid too, and really enjoyed it. (the 3rd book is called Mockingjay, so maybe that will tell you more about that pin). Anyway, I too was just disturbed by the premise of the book, which is why I didn't want to read it. After hearing people's comments on it, and whether it's appropriate for middle schoolers, I was reminded of Lord of the Flies, which I read in Middle School, which also involves kids killing kids. I think I've come to realize that the premise isn't so much about kids killing kids, but about how low humanity can sink when society/circumstances gets to a certain point, and it's a warning to us, and perhaps a glimmer of hope that NOT everyone would fall into that depraved state. Again, I haven't read it, but I imagine that's why she doesn't get into Kitness actually killing for the sake of killing...it's not really a book about exploring the psyche of someone who is forced to kill, but about someone who does everything she can to NOT go down that road. I guess that would make it more acceptable for a middle schooler to read, cuz I think it would be too disturbing and kids shouldn't be reading it if she actually had to kill in cold blood and deal with the aftermath. <br /><br />It kinda makes me think of how in most movies, the hero usually doesn't kill the enemy outright. They fall over a cliff, or get caught in some crazy machine or pot of acid, or the enemy's weapon backfires and they end up killing themselves, etc or they're hanging on by a thread...but the hero doesn't commit the killing, they might not help them, or they might try but it doesn't work...but they don't usually have a hero just stab someone or shoot them dead. At least, they previously didn't, I've noticed that some of the more recent ones in the last decade, the hero DOES kill more purposely, and I really don't like that trend. (like in Daredevil). I really do think all the violence as entertainment has led to so much of the violence in real life, with those school shootings, or any kind of mass shooting that isn't directed AT the victims, they just went out and kill randomed people. There's very little respect for life anymore, and movies I think give this message now that 'it's ok that people are killed, it's just part of life.'Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17038745506218578863noreply@blogger.com