WIJFR Hunger Games

[BlackCanary]

I've seen the movie and I've been meaning to read the book for a while now. I liked it, even though it seemed that the author seemed to use commas way too much and in places where they weren't needed. 

I liked how the movie followed the book very closely. I noticed that they only changed a few things. 

4 out 5 stars. 

[rootbeerfloat]

I loved these books, but I did find Suzanne Collins' writing style chaotic. It added to the emotional intensity, though.

And yes, the movie adaptation was pretty close.

[aurora]

They weren't the best-written books I've ever read, but the storyline is certainly captivating! Are you going to read the other 2 now?

[mx27]

i enjoyed the books (the first one was my favorite, the third book was my least favorite).

in typical fashion, i liked the first book better than the movie. i thought the movie was just okay.

i didn't have the same connections with the movie characters as i did with the book characters. i thought the movie lacked a lot of character development.

[BlackCanary]

aurora

Yep, Catching Fire is at the library holds waiting for me to pick it up. 

[christy082]

Jun 17, 2013 16:21:04 GMT -5 mx27 said:

I completely agree. It won't stop me from seeing the rest of them though. But I was somewhat disappointed. 

[daydreamer]

I LOVED this trilogy and I am not a big young adult genre fan.

The first movie was well done, but I didn't think it would have given me the connection with the characters that I had from the book.

The overall story arch is much more adult than what is directly shown in the first book. I'd say, you could stop at the first for a complete story, but if you read the 2nd, you'll have to read the third.

[mx27]

Jun 18, 2013 10:55:39 GMT -5 christy082 said:

Jun 17, 2013 16:21:04 GMT -5 mx27 said:

I completely agree. It won't stop me from seeing the rest of them though. But I was somewhat disappointed. 

agreed.

i still plan on seeing the other movies. 

i'm hopeful that i will enjoy them more than the first.