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Post by twodollars on Apr 12, 2014 18:37:20 GMT -4
I am still pissed about how much I hated Mockingjay. It ruined the entire series for me. I feel like the author wanted to make the book as unrelentingly depressing as possible. I'd love to see them deviate from the final book and not kill Prim. It's just so completely unnecessary.
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Post by Smilla on Jul 10, 2014 1:44:32 GMT -4
I just finished the first book. On the one hand, I liked it--it did its thing without utilizing some of the YA lit cliches I've come to hate. On the other hand--I feel it's missing something. I just haven't figured out what yet.
Can't wait to read the others.
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Post by GoldenFleece on Jul 10, 2014 2:21:03 GMT -4
I just finished the first book. On the one hand, I liked it--it did its thing without utilizing some of the YA lit cliches I've come to hate. On the other hand--I feel it's missing something. I just haven't figured out what yet. The author got her start as a TV writer (for children's shows). Not that a screenplay is shallow per se, but it's a different medium than a novel. I've only read the first two books, but the universe doesn't have the greatest level of richness or complexity, which isn't always a bad thing, because sometimes sci-fi/fantasy writers can get so bogged down in the minutiae that they lose sight of the story. The world and the characters are complex enough to make an engaging film, but in a book...IMO it can make for a "flat" reading experience, compared to works by other YA sci-fi/fantasy by writers who are more novelists at heart. OTOH, The Hunger Games has had an easier book-to-movie translation than some other YA series because it was probably written with more of a screenplay mentality and as such, there's less "extraneous" stuff to jettison for the films. Events happen in the books in ways that often coincide with the needs of cinema, and the protagonist is more of a doer than someone who spends much of the story reacting to more interesting characters. |
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Post by Smilla on Jul 10, 2014 15:07:11 GMT -4
The author got her start as a TV writer (for children's shows). Not that a screenplay is shallow per se, but it's a different medium than a novel. I've only read the first two books, but the universe doesn't have the greatest level of richness or complexity...OTOH, The Hunger Games has had an easier book-to-movie translation than some other YA series because it was probably written with more of a screenplay mentality and as such, there's less "extraneous" stuff to jettison for the films. I was kinda wondering about that. The book's obvious ambition to be film-adaptable jumped right out at me, although not as bad as in other stuff I've read. |
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Post by Babycakes on Jul 11, 2014 0:07:38 GMT -4
I always thought that the books suffered due to the author's choice of making the entire series from Katniss' POV only. And the protagonist wasn't very likable for a good chunk of the story. Also, there was very little world building. I hate comparing the HP series to HG, but damn, JK had an eye for detail, and a way of crafting the minutiae, that Collins just doesn't.  |
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Post by kostgard on Jul 11, 2014 0:22:45 GMT -4
I always thought that the books suffered due to the author's choice of making the entire series from Katniss' POV only. And the protagonist wasn't very likable for a good chunk of the story. Also, there was very little world building. I hate comparing the HP series to HG, but damn, JK had an eye for detail, and a way of crafting the minutiae, that Collins just doesn't. I thought the same thing when reading - with Rowling, I could practically taste and smell the things in her world, not so much with this series. I do like that she allowed Katniss to be less than warm and fuzzy, though. You don't see that enough, I feel. But I do really wish that we got to see the POV of other characters. I especially wanted to know what was going on in Peeta's head. I want to know why he was so in love with Katniss and willing to lay down his life for someone who had barely spoken to him before the games. Was his home life so crappy that he kinda delved into a fantasy world and put Katniss at the center of it? Was it just really slim pickin' in District 12 and Katniss was the fantasy girl for most of the dudes her age? I just want to know the reasons, otherwise he's just a little too good to be true. But that aside, it has translated to the screen very well. |
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Post by chiqui on Jul 11, 2014 12:23:31 GMT -4
Saw an "Effie" Barbie on the shelves in the toy section.
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