I'd been surfing on the internet when i first bumped into the hunger games. I read its synopsis and nearly smashed my head through my computer. Really Suzzanne Collins, really? You just had to do it, didn't you. Anyway, my friend who's a girl put up a lot of praise for this book so I bought all 3 of them. Needless to say, i'll soon be giving them away and never listen to her recommendations again. Lets start.
The basic premise of the novel (for those of you living under a rock) is that the country of Panem is divided into 12/13 districts, all of whom have to send 2 contenders to the annual Hunger Games which is a gladiator style death tournament meant for 13-18 year old children by means of a not so lucky draw called the Reaping as this apparently keeps rebellions in check. Our heroine Katniss Everdeen, who is also a neat archer and hunter, volunteers to take her sister's place in the Hunger Games and vows to come back alive. Katniss manages to impress a boatload of people and for some reason outside of my understanding, pretends to love Peeta to gain more sponsors
Oh, whats that "Battle Royal", "Lord of The Flies" and "Running Man"? Teenagers stuck on an island who have to kill each other to survive? Does the phrase "Its been done" even begin to cover my sentiments? Not to mention that the premise of the novel itself is flawed. Why would any government in its right mind spend an obscene amount of money and resources in order have "Hunger Games" to snuff out rebellion when there are a million other terror tactics that require less capital and garner more efficiency? Does nobody remember the way Adolf Hitler brainwashed more than half of his population into believing that what they were doing was right? Does nobody remember the art of stuffing propaganda and ideologies down childrens throats and thereby snuffing out all forms/thoughts/ideas of freedom? No? Okay!
Go ahead Katniss! Wear those iconic dresses and fake love your way out of a horror T.V show by practically sitting the whole game out! Good for you! Moving on.
Catching Fire was okay. Once I got past the basic plot flaws and overall stupidity, I was kind of okay with Collins's writing, but I'm still not sure about the whole choosing between Hottie No.1 and Hottie No.2 situation. Honestly, everybody knows she's going to end up with Peeta, there's absolutely no point in trying to delay the story till it gets there, but anywho, this book was a little engaging and I didn't immediately want to throw It across the room. The best thing I can say about this book is that it was at least better than its predecessor. Although I still don't see how a bunch of "star crossed lovers" started a damned rebellion.
So with all my might, I have somehow gotten through to the 3rd book. Mockingjay (what a lovely name) Finally the so called "rebellion" I'd been waiting 2 books for was happening,And when I read the words "Best dressed rebel in history" I started yelling and throwing things around the house. Really? was that the depth of the entire book? Also, Katniss somehow needs a reason to choose Peeta over Gale so you make the latter do something completely out of character and have him kill her sister. Don't get me wrong, I didn't feel an ounce of pity for anybody throughout the entire book, but its just plain sad when authors manipulate a character in order to meet their desired plot requirements. I didn't finish this book. I'd had enough torture for 1 week and that was that.
I didn't so much have a problem with the story as much as I had a problem with its premise. Battle Royale is a movie Quentin Tarantino wishes he had directed and almost every element on which the series is carried out is an extremely bad rip-off. And why would a country with an already dwindling population try to make things even worse? There is absolutely no explanation for the governments actions and it upsets me that such a poorly thought out series is compared to Harry Potter.The background just didn't make sense, nor did Suzzane's explanation of making the people watch their children get killed and in turn lose hope. The recent surge of YA dystopia is seriously disappointing. I want to go back to the days of 1984 and V For Vendetta. Now THATS anarchical rebellion. But a bunch of teens pretending to be in love and sparking off a revolution? Seriously? SERIOUSLY?!
Cheers!
Ruka Of The School Of Insanity
The basic premise of the novel (for those of you living under a rock) is that the country of Panem is divided into 12/13 districts, all of whom have to send 2 contenders to the annual Hunger Games which is a gladiator style death tournament meant for 13-18 year old children by means of a not so lucky draw called the Reaping as this apparently keeps rebellions in check. Our heroine Katniss Everdeen, who is also a neat archer and hunter, volunteers to take her sister's place in the Hunger Games and vows to come back alive. Katniss manages to impress a boatload of people and for some reason outside of my understanding, pretends to love Peeta to gain more sponsors
Oh, whats that "Battle Royal", "Lord of The Flies" and "Running Man"? Teenagers stuck on an island who have to kill each other to survive? Does the phrase "Its been done" even begin to cover my sentiments? Not to mention that the premise of the novel itself is flawed. Why would any government in its right mind spend an obscene amount of money and resources in order have "Hunger Games" to snuff out rebellion when there are a million other terror tactics that require less capital and garner more efficiency? Does nobody remember the way Adolf Hitler brainwashed more than half of his population into believing that what they were doing was right? Does nobody remember the art of stuffing propaganda and ideologies down childrens throats and thereby snuffing out all forms/thoughts/ideas of freedom? No? Okay!
Go ahead Katniss! Wear those iconic dresses and fake love your way out of a horror T.V show by practically sitting the whole game out! Good for you! Moving on.
Catching Fire was okay. Once I got past the basic plot flaws and overall stupidity, I was kind of okay with Collins's writing, but I'm still not sure about the whole choosing between Hottie No.1 and Hottie No.2 situation. Honestly, everybody knows she's going to end up with Peeta, there's absolutely no point in trying to delay the story till it gets there, but anywho, this book was a little engaging and I didn't immediately want to throw It across the room. The best thing I can say about this book is that it was at least better than its predecessor. Although I still don't see how a bunch of "star crossed lovers" started a damned rebellion.
So with all my might, I have somehow gotten through to the 3rd book. Mockingjay (what a lovely name) Finally the so called "rebellion" I'd been waiting 2 books for was happening,And when I read the words "Best dressed rebel in history" I started yelling and throwing things around the house. Really? was that the depth of the entire book? Also, Katniss somehow needs a reason to choose Peeta over Gale so you make the latter do something completely out of character and have him kill her sister. Don't get me wrong, I didn't feel an ounce of pity for anybody throughout the entire book, but its just plain sad when authors manipulate a character in order to meet their desired plot requirements. I didn't finish this book. I'd had enough torture for 1 week and that was that.
I didn't so much have a problem with the story as much as I had a problem with its premise. Battle Royale is a movie Quentin Tarantino wishes he had directed and almost every element on which the series is carried out is an extremely bad rip-off. And why would a country with an already dwindling population try to make things even worse? There is absolutely no explanation for the governments actions and it upsets me that such a poorly thought out series is compared to Harry Potter.The background just didn't make sense, nor did Suzzane's explanation of making the people watch their children get killed and in turn lose hope. The recent surge of YA dystopia is seriously disappointing. I want to go back to the days of 1984 and V For Vendetta. Now THATS anarchical rebellion. But a bunch of teens pretending to be in love and sparking off a revolution? Seriously? SERIOUSLY?!
Cheers!
Ruka Of The School Of Insanity
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