tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post2068450740839683688..comments2023-09-06T05:28:26.542-06:00Comments on David Powers King: I Read This: The Hunger GamesDavid P. Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17259276981865439853noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-38431367771659835512012-08-05T12:57:23.456-06:002012-08-05T12:57:23.456-06:00Yeah...I just saw in in theaters with my Young Man...Yeah...I just saw in in theaters with my Young Man. Maybe I'll get around to reading it eventually, but there's lots of other stuff that's higher on my reading list. And I thought they were calling him "Peter" the entire freakin' movie. I was all "Why are they all saying Peter with such insane British accents?"Callie Leuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09535505792102190920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-37168513091044002612012-08-02T17:04:46.822-06:002012-08-02T17:04:46.822-06:00I read HG, and despite the fact it made me cry, I ...I read HG, and despite the fact it made me cry, I did like it but not enough to read the rest in the series. And I LOL at the video clip.Elise Fallsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14734537117333738468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-73580706521760071162012-08-01T22:27:59.319-06:002012-08-01T22:27:59.319-06:00Very cool video and thanks for sharing. I read and...Very cool video and thanks for sharing. I read and very much liked Hunger Games but have yet to read the other two installments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-5812182160347139152012-08-01T21:11:05.489-06:002012-08-01T21:11:05.489-06:00I really liked The Hunger Games, though the 3rd on...I really liked The Hunger Games, though the 3rd one was a little hard for me since it was more political in parts. The Giver is totally my favorite dystopian too! It's a wonderful book. I'm reading "Matched" right now, but I can't get into it because it is too similar to The Giver and it annoys me. Oh well! Glad you liked Hunger Games!Krista McLaughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09230770035490273428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-5812271298609607572012-08-01T20:51:14.637-06:002012-08-01T20:51:14.637-06:00I liked the first one a lot. The second was good t...I liked the first one a lot. The second was good too. Didn't like the third one at all but I don't want to say why and spoil it for you :)Kelley Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06373650788799372118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-39252672362208476032012-08-01T20:23:29.586-06:002012-08-01T20:23:29.586-06:00I read it and loved it, but The Giver is still my ...I read it and loved it, but The Giver is still my favorite dystopian too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-79323903803102646532012-08-01T20:18:12.916-06:002012-08-01T20:18:12.916-06:00I got hooked by the description of that cat, too. ...I got hooked by the description of that cat, too. Atmosphere and tone are important (wish all the propel-the-plot-forward-at-all-costs critters would learn that). It's nice you enjoyed the book. I've heard good things about Divurgent, too. Maybe you'd like that. :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735576044552810103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-68497240289579124862012-08-01T18:05:09.038-06:002012-08-01T18:05:09.038-06:00Back from Alaska, wondering how I could ever miss ...Back from Alaska, wondering how I could ever miss the obvious name for a baker's son. I didn't like the graphic violence, but otherwise liked the books until the end of the third where Katniss betrayed her character just so the author could make her anti-war message stronger.Sher A. Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03067955594103356768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-6073849111463542772012-08-01T15:59:30.540-06:002012-08-01T15:59:30.540-06:00I really liked the series, though wasn't so in...I really liked the series, though wasn't so in love with book 3. Suzanne wrote the Gregor the Overlander series first about a boy who finds an under the earth world that includes people and big talking bugs. I'm not sure why but I really liked that series and it's how I learned of Suzanne.Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-3176355400637859182012-08-01T15:19:31.815-06:002012-08-01T15:19:31.815-06:00I read the Hunger Games before it was huge and I l...I read the Hunger Games before it was huge and I loved it! Except the last book in the trilogy was a little disappointing. Looking forward to your thoughts on that when you get to it :DAmanda Olivierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17893676136045249980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-67159656639397220922012-08-01T14:30:37.863-06:002012-08-01T14:30:37.863-06:00I have read it, and it was okay. I have to say the...I have read it, and it was okay. I have to say the movie is really good. I think it surpasses the book. Of the trilogy, the first is the best one in my opinion.Brindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09809660700359597836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-45070213088620500682012-08-01T13:57:13.706-06:002012-08-01T13:57:13.706-06:00Finally, someone who feels the same way as I do ab...Finally, someone who feels the same way as I do about that series. It's okay, but it was never a novel I couldn't put down. Haven't seen the movie yet and will wait until it's on demand.Susan Gourley/Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-62763113292329868332012-08-01T12:42:33.753-06:002012-08-01T12:42:33.753-06:00I read the Hunger Games trilogy before the hype an...I read the Hunger Games trilogy before the hype and I agree that hype can really hurt a book. <br /><br />I loved the movie, even if they changed a lot of things from the book itself.<br /><br />I hadn't seen "How The Hunger Games Should Have Ended" though so thanks for that. It was great.M.J. Fifieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15626475963328519693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-82901968502438053352012-08-01T12:40:46.463-06:002012-08-01T12:40:46.463-06:00Haven't seen the movie. Haven't read the b...Haven't seen the movie. Haven't read the books.<br /><br />It's like Harry Potter all over again.Aldrea Alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05652344290376563676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-9354365097044414962012-08-01T12:37:31.473-06:002012-08-01T12:37:31.473-06:00I read all three books and loved the first (I thin...I read all three books and loved the first (I think this was my first dystopian novel), liked the second and was sorely disappointed by second half of the third, but I won't spoil it for you. I thought the movie was a good adaptation but then there is rarely the depth of character in a movie that one experiences in a book. But, perhaps I'm just being picky. :)<br /><a href="http://a2zmommy.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">A2Z Mommy and What’s In Between</a>Tracy MacDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03615611919340469444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-7529980558341432232012-08-01T11:19:31.007-06:002012-08-01T11:19:31.007-06:00Whew. We can officially stay friends! If you didn&...Whew. We can officially stay friends! If you didn't like this, I might actually have to reconsider ;) JK! I love this trilogy! Enjoy the next one! It's definitely as good as the first!Leigh Covingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16377634002477171615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-4685147180083372742012-08-01T10:50:19.767-06:002012-08-01T10:50:19.767-06:00I liked the series and thought the movie was good....I liked the series and thought the movie was good. Book two is my favorite because I think the writing is the strongest in that one.<br /><br />I'll be sending my query over soon :) Thanks again!Hope Robersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877380868985454894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-87392076950606084242012-08-01T10:48:03.373-06:002012-08-01T10:48:03.373-06:00I haven't even seen the movie yet!I haven't even seen the movie yet!Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-5084017672343495262012-08-01T10:46:15.379-06:002012-08-01T10:46:15.379-06:00I really enjoyed the hunger games. I did enjoy th...I really enjoyed the hunger games. I did enjoy the other books in the series. I think they follow the story and the characters well and I think they are well done. Many people don't like them because they aren't recreations of the first book. The characters do grow and change, but who wouldn't after being in something like that. The movie was passable but that was all. Just my two cents.S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-23078743992433002222012-08-01T10:29:29.958-06:002012-08-01T10:29:29.958-06:00I don't think "The Hunger Games" is ...I don't think "The Hunger Games" is bigger than "Fifty Shades of Grey" which is shattering records. "Fifty" is the first book to break 20 million in only three months of its release. It's on track to dethrone "Twilight". I agree it's extremely popular, but I think as far as sales go, "Fifty" is probably the next "Harry Potter".Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-56797743846514400722012-08-01T10:24:03.462-06:002012-08-01T10:24:03.462-06:00Big fan of the Hunger Games but, like Mooderino, f...Big fan of the Hunger Games but, like Mooderino, felt the next two (particularly the last) didn't quite live up to the first. They're all great reads, though.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00273059558675234923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-83450558326033450902012-08-01T10:03:26.282-06:002012-08-01T10:03:26.282-06:00Oh - and the video gave me a laugh, thank you!Oh - and the video gave me a laugh, thank you!Gwen Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13132836346305559246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-12879692584481971512012-08-01T10:02:42.335-06:002012-08-01T10:02:42.335-06:00I read all the books and loved them. It was fun, e...I read all the books and loved them. It was fun, easy and effortless as a read. Not the next great epic literary novel, but I like to read for entertainment value, and I was completely entertained:)Gwen Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13132836346305559246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-35403619132179946652012-08-01T09:53:18.973-06:002012-08-01T09:53:18.973-06:00I read the series a while ago, and I really enjoye...I read the series a while ago, and I really enjoyed the first book. The other two, however, I have difficulty remembering well.Miranda Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17880449368013410349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-85957604622379737422012-08-01T09:53:11.360-06:002012-08-01T09:53:11.360-06:00I think the first book is well constructed and has...I think the first book is well constructed and has lots of good (if familiar) ideas in it, and some rather far out ones (mutant people-dogs?!!?). However, will be interested to see how you react to the other two books in the series which I think don't maintain the same standards.<br /><br />moodmooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.com