January 23, 2012
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Hunger Games
After reading Tyche’s entry that included a bit about the Hunger Games I decided to read them, so I put them on my “Kindle Books” wish list for Christmas. I am currently reading the third book. The first book was very engaging – it read like a futuristic Philip K. Dick novel. The second book wasn’t quite as engaging, IMHO. So far the third book is not grabbing me. I hope it does! I’ll continue reading to the end.
This is a series put out by Scholastic Books. They should have a PG-13 rating on them, though. They are quite violent. Harry Potter is definitely safe.
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I haven’t read these or any of the Twilight series either. I still have Stephen King’s Under The Dome (900 pages) to start from a year ago. I’ve been building a garden on a website (
) and can’t seem to find the time to read right now. The big snowstorm when I cuddle up with a book hasn’t come yet this year. lol
I’m knee deep in re-reading the first 4 or 5 books of the Diana Gabaldon books. Each of the books is over 500-700 pages and I’m determined to finish the series. I’ve been away from the series so long that I can’t even figure out if I’ve read the one I’m on right now!! CRS I guess…that old person deal!! marilyn
@maggie70 - Haha I do that all the time! I told my ex husband one time he could buy me a book a month for a year, then start over with the same books and I wouldn’t remember having read them.
I liked the first book the best out of the three. I thought the second one was a retread of the first one and the third…..well, I’ll wait until you’re done with it.
Agree with the warning. I’m surprised something that violent is considered “young adult” fiction.
@Tyche - Maybe it’s because they kind of go around the violence and are not very graphic. Sort of like a Nora Roberts novel not being considered ‘adult fiction’ because she never really describes the sex scenes in graphic detail lol