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Sorry all you HG fans, but I read the first book today, and.. well...
I loved the idea, and action, and whatnot. But if you know what I mean, all the time, when I was reading it, it felt like I was reading a book. You readers probably understand.
What sort of blocked me is the writing-- the incomplete sentences were REALLY annoying. I mean, they're okay when you want to draw people's attention to something, but SC uses them way too much.
Wait, SC. Suzane Collins. I didn't mean that SC. :|
But, anyway, I didn't like it that much. Also, I thought that it would really sound much better in third person.
submitted by Tiffany W., age undefined , Dragonland
(April 9, 2012 - 8:18 pm)
(April 9, 2012 - 8:18 pm)
Well that's good to know. (I haven't read them. Yet)
(April 10, 2012 - 11:18 am)
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(April 10, 2012 - 1:45 pm)
I read the first one, and I liked the action parts, too, but I didn't really think it was that great. And I agree with you, first person is just not that great for that book.
It was creepingly addictive, though.......
(April 11, 2012 - 11:23 am)
First of all, WHAT incomplete sentences?! The 1st book is AWESOME! But as the trilogy wears on, Collins drags out the story more & more. Oh, and the end of the third book is so sad that I cried. Don't read the last book! 3rd book=
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(April 11, 2012 - 2:50 pm)
I know, right? The third book was not what I was hoping for as a conclusion! I mean, come on Suzanne Collins, you really don't have to make it that depressing! (i.e., Peeta. Those who read it, you know what I mean.)
(April 11, 2012 - 7:22 pm)
I heaven't read it (yet) but as far as plots go, it sounds a little...interesting. Why is it called the "Hunger" Games, and where did the name Peeta come from? (That last conumdrum is one I cannot begin to fathom.)
(April 11, 2012 - 8:32 pm)
It's called the Hunger Games because of tesserae and because of what happens if you win. Tesserae basically means you're name gets put in the Reaping another time, and you get food and stuff once a month. You can also get stuff for family members, and there's more to it. Also, if you win, your District gets all this extra stuff, mostly food, and for a lot of people, that could mean the difference between life and death.
Peeta. Most everyone says it's because of pita bread, and Peeta is the bread boy and all that, but at first I thought it was a variation of Peter. Say Peter out loud, but leave the r off but still make that sound that the second e makes. Sounds a lot like Peeta to me.
(April 11, 2012 - 9:23 pm)
Well, I think that The Hunger Games wouldn't have been the same if it'd been written in third person. I think that the writing makes you feel like you're right there, like you're Katniss.
(April 12, 2012 - 1:18 pm)
It would have been pretty darn awful if it had been written in third person! While she's in the arena, what are we reading the whole time practically? Her thoughts!! If it had been in third person, that wouldn't have worked as well.
(April 12, 2012 - 5:46 pm)
Well actually it could still be in third person and have her thoughts. Some variations of third person focus on one character and include their thoughts. I didn't notice the incomplete sentence very much because I was listening to it on audiobook. When listening it's hard to know when the true end of a sentence is.
(April 13, 2012 - 2:32 pm)
Collins wrote in a unique and interesting way, she used incomplete sentences and wrote in the first person-present (i.e., I walk, I do, I eat, I say etc.) to make it seem like the reader is Katniss. I agree, I found the incomplete sentences annoying at the beginning but soon got used to them. Her writing style makes her books different and special and they wouldn't be as addicting or extraordinary otherwise. Also, read the third! I think it's written the worst out of the three, becoming a bit typical and predictable, but without the other two make no sense and have neither meaning nor purpose! Peeta's end makes sense and completes the book, it's all about what Collins wants to say, even if she breaks her reader's hearts as she does it. The books are a warning about where humanity is headed and how, like Katniss, we must learn to see good in the world and put good in the world every day. As a final note, if you are under 15, I really don't think you should read the series. A young audience just gets caught up in the tragedy and action without taking it to heart, recognizing any meaning or even thinking about it. Books tell stories and relay messages, that's thier whole purpose! Ohterwise, books are a waste of time because they have no effect.
(April 14, 2012 - 10:40 pm)
I've heard a lot of different ideas on age limits. I read the books recently, and I think they were okay for me. Like Tiffany W. said on a different thread, there isn't an age limit, it depends more on the maturity of the reader. Kids ten and under are certainly too young.
(April 16, 2012 - 7:50 am)
Thank you, Elizabeth M.! I am dying to read Catching Fire. My friend told me something that heppens in it that made me want to read it even more!
(April 17, 2012 - 2:55 pm)
Tesserae means 'dice' in latin.
(April 19, 2012 - 7:42 am)
I really did not like The Hunger Games. The characters seemed flat, unrealistic. Suzanne Collin's writing style (example many incomplete sentences) really annoyed me. Anyway, all the "Peeeta, Katniss, Gale love triangle" thing really seemed flat out ridiculous (well technically, I think it was more of a love angle, but still) . If you're trying to survive a bloodthirsty government event, falling in love would be the last thing on your mind, don't you think? It's great to meet some fellow Hunger Games dislikers!!!!!
(April 19, 2012 - 5:12 pm)