"I wish I could freeze this moment right here, right now, and live in it forever." Peeta Mellark.
Yes, I have become a fan of the Hunger Game series. Yesterday, I finished the last book and am sad that the trilogy has ended. I also highly recommend this series to anyone of my friends. I do not own the books, I had heard about them from various people and never went about actually getting them.
Then I learned that Tom had them, and I was super excited. I was able to read them the past month or so. And slowly but surely, other people at work have begun to read it as well. And let me tell you, I have not met one person who does not enjoy it.
This series is a mix of Twilight and Harry Potter. Tom may hate me for making this comparison, or anyone who has read the series may hate that comparison, but the executives are trying to make The Hunger games into the next big thing. It has the intrigue of a love triangle that seems hopeless at times but you cheer for both of the guys in the triangle. And then you have the adventure of the actual games, with the possibly of death at every turn. To imagine a world where children are competing in a field to the death for the entertainment of their government is disgusting. But it also makes you wonder how the people in the "arena" deal with such a difficult task of having to kill people at a young age.
I am so excited for this to become a movie. I read somewhere that it needs to do well in the box office in order for the studio to let the other movies get the go ahead. I'm hoping that it is a success. While not as many people have read this as Twilight and Harry Potter, I'm hoping people do give it a chance. If you like dystopias, you are going to love it. And for those who don't believe me, dystopia is a word. If you like a troubled love triangle, with both guys being good guys for the girl, then here is the book for you.
It's pretty amazing. How one day, one decision, can change a person's life so much.
Give it a try. I dare you not to love it.
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