I read “The Hunger Games” and “Catching Fire” by Suzanne Collins back in May and June but it took me some time to actually finish the final book, “Mockingjay.”
I loved “The Hunger Games,” it wasn’t at all what I thought it would be about; I obviously had not looked into the story line before I started reading. I just decided since so many people were talking about it that it was probably good. Going into it I assumed the book was either about a group of people fighting for their survival against starvation or about some sort of eating disorder…boy, was I off.
Never would I have thought this trilogy was about a teenager forced into a game of survival for sport, watched by millions of people. But I was hooked. I enjoyed “The Hunger Games” so much that as soon as I finished it I HAD to start reading “Catching Fire.” I actually found “Catching Fire” pretty entertaining as well and made it through the book quickly as well.
I was so anxious to start “Mockingjay” that I borrowed it from some friends because I didn’t want to wait for it to be in stock at the library. (Sorry you still don’t have your book back guys!) I started “Mockingjay” in June and was immediately bored. Theoretically this book is actually very similar to the first two, it just wasn’t as interesting to me.
I put off reading it for months and have just now finished it. Finally in the last 3rd of the book I did get hooked and actually wanted to find out what happened. I definitely have to go with the majority on this one and say that book 1 is the best and they go downhill from there.
I’ve heard that some people are expecting “The Hunger Games” movies to be bigger and more popular than “Twilight.” What do you think? I’m not sure that’s possible.
I completely agree with your review. I LOVED the first book, liked the second, and was just pissed off by the third. Glad I read them, though.
I do want to see the movie, but in no way do I think it’ll be bigger than Twilight. I’ll be VERY surprised if it is.
Same here! The first was the best, I only read the last one so that I could complete the story, and I actually just finished reading Mockingjay yesterday. I do think that the movies have the potential to be bigger than Twilight, depending on how well they play the “love triangle”… because it’s for a wider audience (that can include guys). I guess we’ll see!