Hunger Games
Registered by quietorchid of Saint Paul, Minnesota USA on 6/10/2013
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
1 journaler for this copy...
#3 in top 10 books Challenged 2011
#5 in top 10 books challenged 2010.
2010 Challenged 2010 NH 'violence'
For more information about banned books go to the American Library Association page.
Great movie. Pretty good book.
I was disturbed by the close simularities to the out of print Battle Royale manga series, which once a year pits a high school class against itself in a televised game to the death in a dark future and provides bread and circus to the crowds to keep them under control. The winner was the last one standing. Other than that, interesting idea.
My brother also pointed out that having the book narrated in the simple present by Catniss was also a problem. Much complexity was lost. Luckily the movie was good enough to recover some of that. I enjoyed it, and will read the sequels, but thought it pertinant to discuss similarities.
#5 in top 10 books challenged 2010.
2010 Challenged 2010 NH 'violence'
For more information about banned books go to the American Library Association page.
Great movie. Pretty good book.
I was disturbed by the close simularities to the out of print Battle Royale manga series, which once a year pits a high school class against itself in a televised game to the death in a dark future and provides bread and circus to the crowds to keep them under control. The winner was the last one standing. Other than that, interesting idea.
My brother also pointed out that having the book narrated in the simple present by Catniss was also a problem. Much complexity was lost. Luckily the movie was good enough to recover some of that. I enjoyed it, and will read the sequels, but thought it pertinant to discuss similarities.
Journal Entry 2 by quietorchid at -- Wild, Somewhere In St. Paul in Saint Paul, Minnesota USA on Saturday, August 20, 2016
Released 8 yrs ago (8/20/2015 UTC) at -- Wild, Somewhere In St. Paul in Saint Paul, Minnesota USA
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Left somewhere to find a new reader!
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